Guides: Legal Research: Treaties

Treaties

A treaty is a formally concluded and ratified agreement between two or more political authorities (such as states or sovereigns).

Tip: print copies of treaties and reports about treaties held in the UOW Library may be located using a keyword search in the Library Catalogue e.g. multilateral or treaties.

Australian Treaties Library
Part of the Austlii database and supported by Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It includes the full text of the Australian Treaty Series as well as a plain English guide on treaty making.
Australian Treaties Database
Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Browse and search. Results display details about the treaty, such status, type and acceptance dates, with links to the full text.
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Parliament of Australia. A useful resource for background material and information relating to treaties and conventions.
United Nations Treaty Series Online
The United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) is a publication produced by the Secretariat of the United Nations containing all treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded by the Secretariat since 1945, pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter.
Results display participants, entry into force date and treaty type.
WorldLII - International Law Library
The International Law Library is developed with the assistance of all LIIs whose databases are searchable via WorldLII. The International Law Library includes both the International Treaties Collection and the International Courts and Tribunals Collection.
Council of Europe - Treaty Office
The text of all Council of Europe treaties, their explanatory reports, the status of signatures and ratifications, the declarations and reservations made by States, as well as the notifications issued by the Treaty Office since 2005.
EISIL - Electronic Information System for International Law
An open access database of authoritative primary sources on international law developed by the American Society of International Law. Browse by topic or keyword search.

HeinOnline Academic Core Collection
Collections of law journals, reports, case law, commentary and Legal Dictionaries, including Law Journal Library, Acts of the Parliament of Australia & Australia Law Reform Commission reports and papers
Full-text. International. Dates vary

Developed by ANCORS: UOW, 2020. Finding your way around an international agreement.