Access Restrictions: available to current Columbia faculty, staff and students only.

Treaty Texts: United States Is a Party

Argentina.

Argentina -- Estados Unidos : Acuerdos Bilaterales 1853-2000.

Buenos Aires : Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales, 2000.

F 2833.5 .U6 A74 2000g - Lehman

Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements : Texts and History of Negotiations.

Washington, DC : U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1996.

AC 1.2:AR 5/3/996 - Offsite

It contains the text of the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and, in chronological order, all major arms control agreements concluded after World War II in which the U.S. has been a participant up to May 1988.

The web version lists the treaties in alphabetical order. It is now maintained by the U.S. Dept. of State, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.

Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban (CTB) Treaty:

Text, Letters of Transmittal and Submittal, and Article-By-Article Analysis, State Dept. Bureau of Arms Control

Report, by the Special Advisor, General John M. Shalikashvili (USA, ret.), January 4, 2001

Consolidated Treaties & International Agreements. Current Document Service: United States. 1990-

JX 235.9 C765 - Law

Text of U.S. treaties and international agreements, but more quickly than the official source, TIAS, below.

Detente : a Documentary Record.

New York : Praeger Publishers, 1978.

JX 236 1972 .D47 - Lehman

Provides the text of bilateral agreements between the U.S. and the USSR, May 1972-November 1977.

Income Tax Treaties

From the Internal Revenue Service. Includes both the text of the treaties and the technical explanations.

United States.

International Narcotics Control and Foreign Policy: a Compilation of Laws, Treaties, Executive Documents, and Related Materials.

Washington : U.S. G.P.O.,1997.

Y 1.3:S.PRT.105-32 - Offsite

United States.

 International Terrorism : a Compilation of Major Laws, Treaties, Agreements, and Executive Documents.

Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2000.

Y 4.IN 8/16:T 27/3 - U.S. Government Documents Microfiche

International Conventions and Other Treaties Relating to Terrorism

Provides a list of the major treaties to which the U.S. is a party or signatory.

United States.

United States Statutes at Large. Annual. 1799-

S A.2 - Law

Citation Example: 15 Stat. 1020

Treaties were included in this publication from 1799 to 1949, when they began to appear in United States Treaties and Other International Agreements, below. Volume 8 contains the text of all treaties, 1776-1845. Executive agreements are included in volumes 47-64. For a complete list of the international agreements included in the Statutes, consult Volume 64, Part 3.

United States. Congress. Senate.

Senate Treaty Documents

The first place a treaty is published.

Additionally, the Senate's Treaties page identifies treaties received from the President, treaties on the Executive Calendar, treaties approved by the Senate, and listings of other recent treaty status actions.

United States. Dept. of State.

Executive Agreement Series. 1929-1946. 7 vols.

JX 235.9 A3 - Law

Citation Example: EAS 206

Consists of Executive Agreements 1-506; after 1946 these agreements were included in the Treaties and Other International Acts Series, next item.

United States. Treaties, etc.

Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). 1946- .

JX 235.9 .A4 - Law

Citation Example: TIAS 2017

Published by the U.S. Dept. of State. Individual treaties, declarations, constitutions, and charts of international organizations since 1950. Prior to 1950, treaties were included in the United States Statutes at Large, above. Generally, there is a 5-year time lag before publication. Then they are cumulated into United States Treaties, below.

United States. Treaties, etc.

Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949. 13 vols.

Washington, Dept. of State, 1968-1976.

JX 236 1968 .A5 - Lehman

Citation Example: 8 Bevans 14

Also known as Bevans, a compilation of the texts of all pre-1950 treaties, with subject and country indexes in volume 13.

United States. Treaties, etc.

United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST). Annual.

Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1950-

JX 231 .Un34 - Butler

Citation Example: 2 UST 315

The official place of publication for U.S. treaties and international agreements. Before 1950, treaties were published in the United States Statutes at Large. Generally, there is a 10-year time lag before publication.

Unperfected Treaties of the United States of America,1776-1976. 9 vols.

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana Publications, 1976-

JX 236 1976 - International Law Reference

A compilation of the texts of unratified treaties.

Treaty Status: United States Is a Party

Department of State Bulletin. Monthly.

Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1939-1989.

353.1 Un31 - Butler (1939-1976)

JX 232 .A2 - Offsite (1946-1989)

Continued by Dispatch, next entry.

Dispatch.

Washington, DC : Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Affairs, 1990-1999.

S 1.3/5: - Offsite

The record of official activities dealing with U.S. Foreign affairs. Contains current treaty actions. Dispatch supplements often reprint the text of major treaties. A weekly publication 1990-1996; monthly, 1997-1999. The predecessor to Dispatch was the monthly Department of State Bulletin, previous entry.

A Guide to the United States Treaties in Force. Annual.

Buffalo, N.Y. : W.S. Hein Co., 1982-

JX 235.9 G942 - Law

Provides additional information: subject index, list of additions and deletions to the current Treaties in Force, chronological guide, and citations to published texts of treaties.

Treaties in Force. Annual.

Washington : GPO, 1944-

JX 236 1955 - Latest Edition Only in Lehman Reference, Barnard Reference

A listing of all treaties and other international agreements of the United States which are currently in force. In two parts: bilateral treaties and multilateral treaties.

Treaty Actions (1997-present), from the U.S. Department of State

A monthly listing of treaty actions, both bilateral and multilateral, with citations to TIAS, UNTS, and UST, as appropriate.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Weekly. 1976-

AE 2.109: - Offsite

Issued each Monday, it contains the previous week's statements of the President and related materials, including proclamations and executive orders.

Treaty Texts: The U.S. May Not Be a Party

Council of Europe Treaty Office

Search on conventions and agreements in the European Treaty Series (ETS).

Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt.

A Documentary History of Arms Control and Disarmament.

New York, T. N. Dupuy Associates, 1973.

JX 1974 .D84 - Lehman

The texts of major documents, esp. treaties, 546 B.C - 1972.

Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)

ENTRI is an international, collaborative effort hosted by the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) charged with providing "information about environmental treaties and national resource indicators." These treaties are organized into nine issue areas which cover land use change and desertification, transboundary air pollution, and trade and the environment, among others. Treaties can be searched or browsed by seven pre-written, basic questions. Free text searching of the treaties and treaty summaries is also available.

Global Legal Information Network

The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), provided by the Library of Congress, is a public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the full texts of their published documents to the database in their original languages. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and, in many cases in additional languages, plus subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN. All summaries are available to the public, and public access to full texts is also available for most jurisdictions.

Great Britain.

Treaty Series. Annual.

London : H.M.S.O., 1892-

JX 636 1892 - Law

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Treaties, Conventions and Agreements Related to the IAEA's Work

Includes texts and latest status of agreements.

League of Nations.

Treaty Series. 205 v. in 169

London : Harrison & Sons, 1920-1946.

JX 1975 .A1 Of21 - Law

Contains the text of 4834 treaties ratified between 1919 and the creation of the United Nations. Indexed chronologically, and by country and subject.

The Major Intenational Treaties of the Twentieth Century: a History and Guide with Texts. 2 vol.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

KZ 64 .M35 2001 - Lehman

Multilaterals Project, from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University

Provides the texts of international multilateral conventions, mostly from the second half of the twentieth century. Keyword-searchable, or browse chronologically or by ten major topic areas.

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC)

NACEC is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The Laws, Treaties, and Agreements section of the NACEC site includes a Summary of Environmental Law in North America and the Transboundary Agreements Infobase, which provides agreements and treaties on transboundary environmental cooperation in North America.

Organization of American States (OAS):

• Investment Treaties
  Includes the texts of all bilateral investment treaties between countries of the Western Hemisphere.
• Text of Agreements - Trade
  Includes texts of all trade treaties in the Western Hemisphere, including NAFTA and CARICOM.

Parry, Clive.

The Consolidated Treaty Series. (CTS) 231 vols.

Dobbs Ferry, New York, Oceana, 1969-1981.

JX 120 P35 - Law

The texts of more than 10,000 treaties, bilateral or multilateral, in their original languages and any existing translation into English or French. Coverage is from 1648 to the beginning of the League of Nations in 1919.

Peace Agreements, from INCORE: Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Research

Peace Agreements Digital Collection, from the U.S. Institute of Peace

The Peace Agreements Digital Collection strives to contain the full text of agreements signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state conflicts worldwide since 1989.

Register of International Treaties and other Agreements in the Field of the Environment.

Nairobi : United Nations Environment Programme, 1991.

K 3583 .A1 R34 1991g - Lehman

Soviet Treaty Series: a Collection of Bilateral Treaties, Agreements and Conventions, etc., Concluded Between the Soviet Union and Foreign Powers. 2 vols.

Washington, Georgetown University Press, 1950-1955.

JX 756 1950 - Lehman

Translations into English of every bilateral diplomatic instrument to which the Soviet Union was a party, 1917-1939.

Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database

The database is a project of the Oregon State University Department of Geosciences. It contains asearchable database of summaries and full text of 150 water-related treaties. The summaries are catalogued by basin, countries involved, date signed, treaty topic, allocations measure, conflict resolution mechanisms, and non-water linkages.

Treaty Series [Canada].

Ottawa, 1929-

JX 356 1929 - Law

United Nations Treaty Collection

This collection includes five categories of treaty-related data:

• Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General
• The United Nations Treaty Series
• Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties
• Photographs of Treaty Signature Ceremonies
• Titles of the Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General in the UN official languages

Print copies of the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) located at JX 1976 .A21 T71 - Law.

Vneshniaia Politika Rossii. Sbornik Dokumentov. Annual. 1990-

Moskva : Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniia, 1996-

DK 510.764 .V593 - Lehman

Treaty Status: United States May Not Be a Party

Treaties in Force for Canada.

Ottawa : External Affairs, Canada, 1988.

JX 356 1988 - Law

United Nations Treaty Collection

This collection includes five categories of treaty-related data:

• Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General
• The United Nations Treaty Series
• Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties
• Photographs of Treaty Signature Ceremonies
• Titles of the Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General in the UN official languages

Treaty Indexes and Guides

American Treaties and Alliances.

Washington, DC : CQ Press, c2000.

KZ 236 2000 - Barnard Reference, Lehman Reference

Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control Agreements, from the U.S. Department of State

Bowman, M. J

Multilateral Treaties : Index and Current Status.

London : Butterworths, 1984-

JX 161 B68 1984 - Law

One of the most cmrehensive and current indexes for multilateral treaties. Includes chronologies, status, subject and keyword indexes.

Gilbert, Amy M.

Executive Agreements and Treaties, 1946-1973: Framework of the Foreign Policy of the Period.

Endicott, NY : Thomas-Newell, 1973.

JX 1417 .G54 - Lehman

Concise chronological discussions of American international agreements, with a bibliography.

Inter-American Treaties and Conventions : Signatures, Ratifications, and Deposits with Explanatory Notes.

Washington, D.C. : General Secretariat, Organization of American States, 1993.

JX 1980 .A6 T711 no.9 1993 - Law

Kalley, Jacqueline A.

Index to the Republic of South Africa Treaty Series, 1961-1979.

Johannesburg : South African Institute of International Affairs, 1980.

JX 1040 .A75 K34 1980 - Lehman

Kalley, Jacqueline A.

Index to the Union of South Africa Treaty Series, 1926-1960.

Braamfontein : South African Institute of International Affairs, 1978.

JX 1040 .A75 K345 - Lehman

Kalley, Jacqueline A.

South Africa by Treaty, 1806-1986 : a Chronological and Subject Index.

Johannesburg : South African Institute of International Affairs, 1987.

JX 1040 .A75 K347 1987g - Lehman

Kavass, Igor I.

Current Treaty Index. Annual.

Buffalo, N.Y. : W. S. Hein & Co., 1982-

JX 231 K1741 - Law

Updates the next item, below. Lists U.S. slip treaties and agreements not published in TIAS.

Kavass, Igor I.

United States Treaty Index: 1776-1990 Consolidation. 11 vol. and supplements.

Buffalo, N.Y. : Hein & Co., 1991-1993.

JX 231 K174 - Law

Volumes 1-5 contain a numerical listing of treaties and agreements; each entry has explanatory information and citations to locations of the complete text. Volumes 6-7 are arranged chronologically, volumes 8-9 by country, volumes 10-11 by subject.

Parry, Clive.

An Index of British Treaties, 1101-1968. 3 vol.

London, H.M.S.O., 1970.

JX 636 1892 - Lehman

R016.3412 P249 - Butler Reference

Renoux, Yvette.

Glossary of International Treaties. In French, English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German and Russian.

New York, Elsevier, 1970.

JX 1226 R25 - Lehman, Law

Rohn, Peter H.

World Treaty Index.

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio Information Services, c1983-84.

JX 171 R631 1983 - Law

Indexes treaties appearing in both the League of Nations and U.N. treaty series, as well as in the national treaty collections of 120 countries. Coverage is 1900-1980.

Slusser, Robert M.

A Calendar of Soviet Treaties, 1917-1957.

Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press, 1959.

JX 756 1917 - Lehman

Slusser, Robert M.

A Calendar of Soviet Treaties, 1958-1973.

Rockville, Md. : Sijthoff & Noordhoff, 1981.

JX 757.5 .G56 1981 - Lehman

Treaties and Alliances of the World. 6th ed.

Harlow, Essex, U.K. : Longman, 1995.

JX 4005 .T72 1995 - Lehman

Good background on international treaties, with separate sections on the agreements by international organizations, regional agreements, and other types. There is a brief description and current status of each agreement, and basic information about each organization.

Treaties and Other International Agreements: the Role of the United States Senate: a Study.

Washington : GPO, 1993.

Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.103-53 - U.S. Government Documents Microfiche

United States. Dept. of State.

Treaty Information Bulletin. 3 vols.

Washington, D.C., U.S. GPO. 1929-1939.

JX 232 .A25 1929 - Law

United States Current Treaty Index. Looseleaf.

Buffalo, N.Y. : W. S. Hein & Co., 1991-

JX 1 Un353 - Law

Wiktor, Christian L.

Multilateral Treaty Calendar, 1648-1995.

The Hague ; Boston : M. Nijhoff Publishers, 1998.

JX 171 W64 1998 - Law