Treaty Research

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

Broad Overviews

• Finding a Treaty When You Have a Citation (Harvard Law Library)
• Finding a Treaty Without a Citation (Harvard Law Library)
• Guide to Treaty Research (Columbia Law Library)
• Researching Public International Law (part of the American Society of International Law's e-Resource Guide.)
  Discusses treaty research within the broader context of public international law research.
• Treaty Research (Boston University Law Library)
• Treaties by Topic (Boston University Law Library)
• U.S. Treaties:  A Beginner's Guide (Library of Congress)
   

Drafting Histories (Travaux Préparatoires)

• Collected Travaux Préparatoires (Yale Law Library)
• Researching the Drafting History of International Agreements (GlobaLex, an electronic resource maintained by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU Law School)
   

Historical Treaty Research

• Historical Treaties (Columbia Law Library)

• 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)