Finding International Treaties "cheat Sheet"
Leanne Walther, November 1997
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You Know: |
You Need The: |
Use to Find: |
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Subject or Citations |
Status: U.S. is not a party |
1 ,2, 3, 4, 27* |
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Subject or Citations |
Status: U.S. is not necessarily a party. |
5, 6, 7, 29 |
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Subject |
List of treaties and agreements on a particular subject** |
7, 8, 9, 27***, 30, 31 |
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Subject, Name, and/or Date (1648-1920) |
Text of agreement+ |
4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 (Cites) |
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Subject, Name, and/or Date after 1920 |
Text of agreement+ |
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 29, 30 (Cites) |
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Country |
List of Agreements by Subject: U.S. is not a party. |
4, 9, 10, 27 |
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Country
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List of Agreements by Subject: U.S. is notnecessarily a party. |
7, 20, 27 |
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Senate Executive Document/Report No. |
Text and accompanying info from Executive Branch. |
21, 22, 23 |
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Senate Executive Document/Report No. |
Status of proposed treaty. |
24 |
- *ILM has Treaty Actions Table reprinted from US Department of State Dispatch
- **not including special subject treaty collections.
- ***ILM has cumulated 10-year indexes and yearly indexes.
- +does not include special subject treaty collections.
A Selective List of Sources
- Department of State Bulletin
- US Department of State Dispatch LEXIS: GENFED lib.; DSTATE file. WESTLAW: USDPTSTDIS
- LEXIS:DSTATE file in GENFED lib. & WESTLAW:USDPTSTDIS to update #1,2,4
- Treaties in Force
- Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Sec-Gen (UN) Internet:
- Bowman, Multilateral Treaties: Index and Current Status & Annual supp.
- Rohn, World Treaty Index (1900-1980)
- Kavass, Current Treaty Index (supp. to #10)
- A Guide to the U.S. Treaties in Force
- Kavass, US Treaty Index: 1776-1990, Consolidation & 1995 rev. ; Hein US Treaty Index, 1776-present on CD-ROM.
- Parry, Consolidated Treaty Series, 1648-1920.
- Parry, Index Guide to Treaties (CTS)
- Index to Multilateral Treaties (to 1963)
- Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS)
- US Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST) 1950 - WESTLAW: USTREATIES
- Bevans, Treaties & Other Int'l Agmnts of the US, 1776-1949.
- Miller, Treaties & Other Int'l Acts of the US (1776-1863)
- Malloy, Treaties, Conventions, Int'l Acts, Protocols & Agreements between the US & Other Powers, 1776-1909.
- League of Nations Treaty Series (LNS) 1920-45.
- United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) 1950- microfiche Note: Indexing is not cumulative and lags far behind. CD-ROM index (partial coverage)
- Senate Executive Reports (from 1970 forward see CIS indexes and abstracts )
- Senate Treaty Documents (from 1970 forward see CIS indexes and abstracts)
- Serial Set (Must use for documents before 1969. Use Serial Set indexes.
- CCH Congressional Index
- Heins, US Treaties & Other Int'l Agreements (microfiche )
- Vol. 64 Statutes at Large, pt.3,1107- et seq.: all treaties of the US from 1789-1949 (except Indian treaties)
- International Legal Materials (1962-) SELECTED Treaties, agreements, protocols. LEXIS: INTLAW library, ILM file; WESTLAW: ILM. Both from 1980 to present.
- Encyclopedia of European Community Law, vol.B,pt.III & IV - Treaties between EC and non-members. LEXIS: EURCOM;INTLAW libs., ECLAW file LEXIS: EURCOM;INTLAW libs., ECLAW file
- Directory of Community Legislation in Force
- International Law and World Order: Basic Documents. JX 68
- Multilateral Treaties and Conventions (general) Internet:
