Indexes to U.S. Treaties
Often, you will already have a citation to a relevant treaty from a book or article and can skip directly to retrieving the text. Citation formats that will allow you to retrieve the text of a treaty include 28 UST 2088, TIAS 1808, 14 UNTS 185, 62 Stat. 2679, or 4 Bevans 119.
If you do not have a citation to a treaty, you can look up all U.S. treaties currently in force using:
- Treaties in Force
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Call Number: Main Stacks KZ235 .T74Publication Date: 1956-2011 in print; 1997- current onlineOfficial list of U.S. treaties, organized into bilateral treaties (between two countries) and multilateral treatise (between more than two countries), and then further organized by country and topic. Identifies which sections of the treaty are currently in force and provides citations identifying where to locate the full text of each treaty.
If you are unable to locate a treaty in T.I.F., try one of the unofficial supplements or alternatives to T.I.F.:
- Kavass' Guide to United States Treaties in Force
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Call Number: Main Stacks KZ235 .G85Publication Date: 1986- current in print; 1982- current online - Kavass' Current Treaty Index
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Call Number: Main Stacks KZ235 .U59Publication Date: Current edition in print; 1982- current onlineUpdates United States Treaty Index.
