Bodleian Law Library

Treaties : 5 key e-resources

Texts, citations and status.

Pact Charter Final Act Convention

Constitution(of IO) Agreement

Protocol Covenant Accord Exchange of Notes Treaty Declaration

Written international agreements published in Treaty Series

More than one name Full title Short title/popular name/acronym Place of signature + dateSO Convention for the protection of war

victims concerning treatment of prisoners of war is

Red Cross Convention is Geneva Convention (III !!)

Starting with very little information?

Eg Know subject area but not the name of pertinent

treaty/ies

Free online tool EISIL

BASIC SOURCES / PRIMARY DOCS

More Information Link

EISIL is not just for beginners ….

BUT Advanced search screen is dead loss! Use Find box Top Left (acronyms & keywords)

When you have a treaty title

FLARE Index to Treaties Free online tool over 2,000 the most significant multilateral

treaties 1353 to present some bilateral treaties (to 1815) where the full text can be found in

paper and, where possible, on free web.

All Treaties of Paris Popular locations for treaty signings

can mean many different treaties have same short title eg

1951 European Coal and Steel 1947 Peace Treaties 1883 on Intellectual Ppty 1898 fate of Cuba 1815 end of Napoleonic wars 1783 end of US war of independence 1229 ending of Albigensien crusades!

“Treaty of Paris”

1883

PARIS

Intellectual

Print sources as well

Links to Free

websites

Use EISIL link if need EIF

The case of the puzzling citation…

If you don’t understand “Published in” citation Select &

copy abbreviationClick here …

CTS

LNTS/UNTS/ILM – most authoritative citations

LNTS League of Nations 1920 - 1946 Bilateral &

Multilateral Coverage

HeinOnline – UN Law Collection

Free via WorldLII

Internat 10 LN

UNTS United Nations 1946 to date Bilateral &

Multilateral

HeinOnline – UN Law Collection

Free via WorldLII

Internat 10 UN

Via Collections – find United Nations law

Click to expand & again

NO ACRONYMSNO LNTS CITATION

SEARCH FOR A TREATY SCREEN

Click UN Law Collection to go back to citation search

screen

Both LNTS & UNTS available free ex WorldLII

Clear all Select either UNTS or LNTS. Citation search w/in “ “ eg “77 UNTS 215”

ILM : not yet in UNTSInternational Legal MaterialsComplete Journal Internat 300 I240HeinOnline v.1(1962)-v.50(2011)

TreatiesLexis: via Sources 1975 onWestlaw Int: 1980 v.19 on

EISIL

FLAREHEIN

WorldLII

Status of Treaties …EIF etc

MTDSG on https://treaties.un.org/

Drill down to avoid db-rage!

Ctrl + F: title keyword, date, location of signature

Yes buts … reservations/declarations