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International Treaties and Agreements

These guides are good places to begin when researching treaties and agreements. Most contain information on both print and electronic sources.

Cohen, Morris L., et. al., How to Find the Law (9th ed., St. Paul: MN: West, 1989) [Reference Desk & Loan Desk KF240 .C651 1989]. See chapter 15 "International Law" for a detailed discussion of treaty research including treaty interpretation.

Fundamentals of Legal Research (7th ed., Westbury, NY: Foundation Press, 1998) [KF240 .J32 1998]. See chapter 20 "International Law" for a good discussion of treaty research sources.

Guide to International Legal Research (4th ed., Salem, NH: Butterworths, 2002) [Reference Desk KZ1234 .G852].

Germain, Claire M., Germain 's Transnational Law Research (Ardsely-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Transnational Juris Publications, 1991-) [Loan Desk K29 .G47].

Rehberg, Jeanne, "Finding Treaties and Other International Agreements," in Accidental Tourist on the New Frontier: An Introductory Guide to Global Legal Research (Rehberg & Popa eds., Littleton, CO: Rothman, 1998) [Reference Desk K85 .A27 1997].

Thorpe, Suzanne, "A Guide to International Legal Bibliography," (chapter 2) in Contemporary Practice of Public International Law (Schaffer and Synder, eds., New York: Oceana, 1997) [KZ3092 .I685 1997].

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Prepared by Marci Hoffman, International & Foreign Law Librarian, UC Berkeley Law Library, October 2003.

email: webmaster-library@law.berkeley.edu Last modified on August 07, 2005.