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Treaty Research

A guide to resources for treaty research prepared by John Bolan, Bora Laskin Law Library

Using Indexes and other tools to find US treaties

 

 

Indexes and Finding Tools for US Treaties
                   Title
                Description
Print/Online Sources
   Call Number
Available Online

 

  

 

Treaties In Force : a list of treaties and other international agreements of the United States

 

 

 Lists and summarizes all treaties in force to which the US is a party, by country (for bilateral treaties) and by subject (for mulitlateral treaties).

 JX236 1929C

Westlaw Canada (subscription required)

U.S. State Department website

Hein Online Treaties and Agreements Library

A Guide to the United States Treaties in Force (also published as Kavass's Guide to the United States Treaties in Force)

 

Provides access to treaties by subject index, numerical index and country index. 

 

JX236 1982 .G85

 Hein Online Treaties and Agreements Library

United States Treaty Index : 1776-1990 consolidation

 

 

Among the more comprehensive sources for U.S. treaty information, contains subject, chronological and country indexes. 

Note: this resources is supplemented by the Current Treaty Index (below). 

 

JX231 .U58

 

 

Kavass's Current Treaty Index

Cumulative index to US 'slip treaties' and agreements not published in 'TIAS' the Treaties and Other International Acs Series (see full text treaty sources section of this guide)

Issues for 1982-1999 also known as 1st through 24th editions.

Companion service to the United States Treaty Index : 1776-... consolidation.

Updates the UST cumulative indexing service

JX231 .K382   Hein Online Treaties and Agreements Library
 

Hein Online Treaties and Agreements Library

 

Contains a large number of official and non-official resources for U.S. treaties

  

   Hein Online Treaties and Agreements Library