Foreign, Comparative & International Law

Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Researching Historical Treaties
2 Finding Aids
3 Treaty Sources
4 Specialized Sources
4.1 U.S.–Indian treaties
4.2 Electronic (only) Sources

Outline

1 Introduction to Treaty Research
2 When the United States is a Party
2.1 Databases
2.2 Treaty Indexes
2.3 Pending / Recent Treaties
2.4 Treaties in Print: Current
2.5 Treaties in Print: Historic
3 When the United States May Not Be a Party
3.1 Databases - Multilateral Treaties
3.2 Treaty Indexes - Multilateral Treaties
3.3 Treaty Indexes - Bilateral / Multilateral Treaties
3.4 Treaty Collections
4 When You Know One of the Parties
4.1 Australia
4.2 Canada
4.3 European Union / European Communities
4.4 France
4.5 Germany
4.6 Great Britain
5 Subject-Specific Treaty Research
5.1 Arms Control
5.2 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)
5.3 Commercial / Trade Agreements
5.4 Environmental Law
5.5 Human Rights
5.6 Intellectual Property
5.7 Tax Treaties
5.7.1 United States is a Party
5.7.2 United States May Not be a party
5.8 Terrorism
6 Treaty Citation
7 Other Research Guides

Outline
What are Treaties and International Agreements?
U.S. Treaties and Agreements - The Process
Researching U.S. Treaties and Agreements
Locating the Text of the Treaty or Agreement
Status and Ratification Information
Background Information
Researching Multilateral Treaties
Treaty Collections for Other Countries
Review Questions