Treaties and conventions

Print collections of treaties are held in the Law Library on Level 3 at call number T. Check the Law Library holdings list and location guide for individual series.

Westlaw includes the following databases:

• US Combined Treaties (CMB-TREATIES)
• Uruguay Round General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• Federal Taxation - US Treaties and Conventions (FTX-TREATIES)
• International Commercial Arbitration - Legislation (ICA-LEGIS)
• International Economic Law Documents (IEL)
• International Environmental Law Documents (INTLENVL)
• International Legal Materials (ILM)
• International Legal Materials Cumulative Index (ILM-INDX)
• US Treaties and Other International Agreements (USTREATIES)
• United States Treaties in Force (USTIF)

Lexis.com includes the following databases:

• American Society of International Law Publications (ASIL)
• CELEX EU Law Database (ECLAW)
• GATT Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (BISD)
• GATT Uruguay Round General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• International Legal Materials (ILM)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Treaties and Agreements from ILM (ILMTY)
• US Treaties on LEXIS (USTRTY)

Hein Online

• Treaties and Agreements Library
• International Legal Materials (vol.1 - )

The Internet - some other useful web collections of treaties:

• Avalon Project at Yale Law School (pre-18th century to current significant documents)
• Council of Europe Treaties and its Glossary of Juridical Terms
• EISIL - Electronic Information System for International Law (ASIL) - an open database of authenticated primary and other materials across the breadth of international law. Legal citations, entry into force and signature dates, amendments and brief descriptions are among the specialized data made available.
• Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments (University of Minnesota Law Library)
• Hague Conference on Private International Law
• International human rights instruments (OHCHR)
• Multilaterals Project (Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy)
• Organization of American States Treaties
• South African Cyber Treaty Series
• South Pacific Treaties
• UNIDROIT Conventions (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law)
• FLARE Index to Treaties (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London) Contains details of over 1,500 of the most significant multilateral treaties concluded from 1856 to the present.
   

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