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International Legal Research: Treaty Subject Collections

This Guide covers essential print and electronic resources for researching international and foreign law.

General Treaty Collections

Following is a brief listing of general and specific treaty subject collections. Many more such collections can be found in International Legal Research in a Nutshell (10th Floor - K85.H65 2008). Additionally, the Avalon Project is an initiative that aims to digitize and provide access to historical documents and primary sources related to law, history, and diplomacy. By making these materials available online, the project supports research and education in various fields, facilitating a greater understanding of key historical events and texts.

Treaty Collections by Subject

Admiralty

Treaties and related documents in the field of admiralty law can be found in a separate volume of the multi-volume treatise Benedict on Admiralty (10th Floor - KF 1104.B434), also available via Lexis.

Environment

ECOLEX is an indispensable "gateway to environmental law," including environmental law treaties and IGO materials related to them ("treaty decisions").

Extradition

Extradition Laws & Treaties: United States (10th Floor - K5445.E97) is a loose-leaf set containing all operative extradition treaties between the United States and foreign countries.

Intellectual Property

International Treaties on Intellectual Property (10th Floor - K1401.A35 I57 1997)

International Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Treaties (10th Floor - K1401.A35 I428 2004)

Copyright Laws and Treaties of the World (10th Floor - K1418.Un3)

World Patent Law and Practice: Patent Statutes, Regulations, and Treaties (10th Floor -  K1504.15 1974)

WIPO Intellectual Property Laws and Treaties Database (WIPO Lex)

Investment

Investment Promotion and Protection Treaties (9th Floor - HG4538.I78 1983)

United States Investment Treaties: Policy and Practice (10th Floor - KF1575.V36 1991)

Outer Space

United Nations Treaties and Principles on Outer Space: Text and Status of Treaties and Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (10th Floor - KZD1120.U557 1997)

Taxation

Tax Treaties (10th Floor - KF6306.F43) is a three-volume publication.

Annotated Topical Guide to U.S. Income Tax Treaties (10th Floor - KF 6306.M33 1988)

Tax Havens of the World (Lexis)

U.S. Tax Treaties Reporter (VitalLaw)