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Treaty Research

This guide describes resources and methods for locating and updating treaties of the United States and other countries.

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Other Research Guides

For additional guidance on treaty research, consult the following resources:

Introductory Resources

Basic Treaty Research (University of Texas Law Library)
An Introduction to Sources for Treaty Research (GlobaLex, hosted by NYU School of Law)
Researching Treaties and International Agreements (Law Library of Congress)
Treaties (Columbia University Law Library)
Treaty Research (Boston University Law Library)

More Narrowly Focused Resources

Finding a Treaty Without a Citation (Harvard Law Library)
Researching Public International Law (American Society of International Law)
Discusses treaty research within the broader context of public international law research.
Treaties by Topic (Boston University Law Library)
United Nations Treaties: Quick Start Guide (UC Berkeley Law Library)

Drafting Histories (Travaux Préparatoires)

Collected Travaux Préparatoires (Yale Law Library)
This directory of compiled drafting histories provides links to those that are freely accessible online, as well as citations to print resources. To determine if a drafting history is available at the Georgetown Law Library, search the online catalog.
Researching the Drafting History of International Agreements (GlobaLex, hosted NYU School of Law)

Historical Treaty Research

Historical Treaties (Columbia University Law Library)

Update History

Updated 05/2022 (chb)
Updated 01/2021 (chb)
Updated 08/2019 (chb)
Updated 08/2018 (chb)
Revised 07/2016 (chb)
Links revised 10/2012 (ajs)
Revised 03/2007 (aeb)