BRIEF GUIDE TO TREATIES
Guide to locations in Princeton University Library
Current Treaties
Treaties and Other International Acts (TIAS) 1945-
Issued as individual pamphlets; collected in bound volumes as UST.
First official publication, but slow to arrive.
(DOCS) S 9.10:
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST)
Volumes published on a calendar-year basis beginning Jan. 1, 1950,
but slow to be published.
Arranged by TIAS number; bound volumes replace TIAS
(PITN) 013.921.62, (S 9.12) issues.
United Nations Treaty Series. (UNTS) 1946-
All international agreements and treaties filed with UN; includes
treaties U.S. is not party to.
Slow to be printed.
Unbound in UN, Stack 113
(PITN) 600.912.2
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the [UN] Secretary General.
Lists status of current multi-national treaties, arranged by broad
subject. Indexed
Status at 31 December [year]. Updated monthly by Statement of
Treaties and International Agreements,
UN Sales publication, category V
(PITN)013.918
Dispatch (U.S. Dept. of State) Sept. 1990- . *
Publication which includes section of "treaty actions", appearing
every 4-6 weeks, providing status
information about current treaty developments.
S 1.3/5:
U.S. Senate Treaty documents 97th Congress (1981- )
Presidential message to transmit proposed treaties to the Senate,
and complete text of (unratified) treaty.
Called Senate Executive Documents prior to 97th Congress; indexed
by CIS Index to U.S. Senate Executive Documents and Reports, 1818-19 (Z1223.Z27 C574 1987 (DR))
1970 to date, indexed selectively by CIS/Index. (SSRC)
(DOCS) Y 1.1/4:
* Available on the Internet, see Internet Sources for URL
Historic Treaties
United States Statutes at Large (STAT)
Contains full text of treaties 1776-1949. Vol. 8 has text of
treaties, 1776-1845.
(SF) KF50.xU5
Treaty Series (TS)
Issued singly in pamphlets 1925-1946; replaced by TIAS in 1945.
(PITN) 013.922.5
Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America.
(Miller) 8 Vol.
Compilation of treaties, 1776-1863, edited by H. Miller. No
index.
(PITN) 013.922.7
Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols and Agreements
Between the United States and Other Powers (Malloy) 4 vol.
Covers early treaties, 1776-1909, edited by William M. Malloy and
others. Indexed
(PITN) 0l3.922.6
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of
America. (Bevens) 13 Vol.
Text of treaties and agreements 1776-1949, by Charles L. Bevens
Supersedes Malloy and Miller
(PITN) 013.922.75
U.S. Department of State Bulletin. 1939-1989.
The official record of United States foreign policy, 1939-1989.
Issues contained information about treaties and reprints of important
treaties. Continued, in part, by Dispatch and Foreign Policy Bulletin, unbound in (SF) E840.F67.
7567.32.922.4
League of Nations Treaty Series (LNTS) 1920-1944/46,
Covers treaties, some of which predate League of Nations.
(PITN) 600.912
Encyclopedia of the United Nations. 2nd edition.
Starting point for treaties, includes text of some entire
treaties.
JX1977.O8213 1990. UN and SPIA
Consolidated Treaty Series 231 vol.
Covers many treaties from 1648 to 1920, chronological and party
index, but no subject index.
(PITN) 013.699
Indexes to Treaties
CIS Indexes and Abstracts (CIS)
Includes Senate Treaty Documents, 96th Congress-
SSRC Index Tables
Congressional Index (CCH)
Senate volume contains section "Treaties - Nominations", listing all pending treaties before the Senate. Good source for unratified treaties.
(SF) KF49.C6 Ready Reference/SSRC
International Legal Materials.
Provides timely access to current international agreements
(SF) PITN 001.4935, Bookcase 51
Treaties in Force. A List of Treaties and Other International
Agreements January 1, [year] *
Annual volume of bilateral & multilateral treaties, currently in
effect, listed by broad subjects, or country.
(DOCS REF) S9.14: [year] Current Volume;
(PITN) JX236.1929c Earlier Volumes
World Treaty Index 2nd edition. 5 volumes
Index to treaties to which the U.S. is a party, and any treaty the
compilers could find. Only index to bilateral treaties.
(SF) JX171.R63 1983
Specialized Treaty Sources
U.S. Tax Treaties. (IRS Publication 901)
T 22.44/2:901[year]
DOCS/Ref. SSRC
Treaties Establishing the European Communities
KJ T74
Dolzer, Rudolf
Bilateral investment treaties
K3830.4 D65 1995
International Conventions on Protection of Humanity and Environment
K 3238.I58 1993
International law and world order: basic documents
(SF) JX68.I496
Treaties & Alliances of the World. 6th ed.
JX4005.T72 1995 (SSRC)
Worldwide Tax Treaty. Index.
Part I: Worldwide Tax Treaty Index.
Part II: U.S. Tax Treaties and Their Legislative Histories
(DOCS) K4473.W674 1993
Internet Sources
Department of State home page:
Includes information about new treaties
http://www.state.gov
Treaties and International Agreements (University of California/Davis)
Very thorough guide to many treaty sources, including section on
specialized treaties.
http://govdoc.ucdavis.edu/guides/treaties.html
U.N. Treaty Database (needs password)
http://www.un.org/Depts/Treaty/
Treaties and International Covenants
Full text of major world treaties.
gopher://gopher.law.cornell.edu:70/11/foreign/fletcher
Treaties and International Law (U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law
Library.)
Links to sites for full text of major treaties and other
related documents.
(http://law.house.gov/89.htm)
Dispatch. (U.S. Department of State)
Full text of issues of Dispatch, from volume 4 (1993).
(http://www.state.gov/)
Collections of Multi-National Conventions (Tufts University)
Full text of multi-national environmental agreements, intellectual
property agreements and more.
http://lcweb2.loc.govi80/glin/x-treaty.html
Environmental Treaties & Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
Thematic approach to environmental treaties & resources.
http://sedac.ciesin.org/entre/#searching
Treaties in Force
http://www.acda.gov/state
Last updated in November 1997
by S. Burkman, Documents Division, Princeton University Library