International Treaties

Treaties and Other Sources of International Law

A research guide prepared and updated by librarians at the Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto, Canada. It offers commentary, research tips and details of websites and printed sources, including lists of finding tools for different categories of treaties. The guide has three main sections: public international law; private international law and foreign law; and notes on foreign law as part of international law.

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: guide to research and literature

An online bibliographic guide prepared by Claire Germain of Cornell law library made freely available on the Cornell Law School website. The guide provides explanatory notes, bibliographic details and links to internet resources related to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (also known as the Vienna Convention and CISG). There is historical information on the Convention, guidance on research issues, references to commentaries and major texts and to judicial and arbitral decisions interpreting the Convention

Cases of the CISG

Database of more than 2000 cases and arbitration decisions brought under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG). The information is provided by Pace Institute of International Commercial Law at Pace University in the US. The database can be browsed by jurisdiction and there is also a search facility. A large amount of complementary information is also available, including the legislative history of the Convention; case law yearbooks; and scholarly commentary.

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG)

Annotated text of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG), provided on the web by Pace University's Institute of International Commercial Law. For each article of the Convention, relevant case law, scholarly commentary and details of the legislative history are available, together with other information.

CISG database

A collection of materials relating to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), provided on the web by the Pace Institute of International Commercial Law. An annotated text of the CISG is available, together with a database of case law, scholarly commentary, guidance on applying the Convention and other information.

Australian Treaties Library

The Australian Treaties Library is a freely available Internet service providing public access to treaty information relating to Australia. The Library is built on a fully searchable web database including treaty texts, indexes, status lists and explanatory material in HTML format. The service is hosted by AustLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute in collaboration with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade who provide and verify the source materials.

Council of Europe Conventions

Online version of the Council of Europe Treaty Series (CETS), formerly 'European Treaty Series' (ETS), and other Council of Europe treaty information. The site provides all the conventions and agreements prepared and negotiated within the institutional framework of the CoE, together with summaries and explanatory reports. It gives information on the preparation and legal status of treaties and the treaty-making process and provides a glossary.

United Nations Treaty Collection

The United Nations Treaty Collection provides free access to a wealth of information about international treaties covering a wide range of subject areas including international human rights, international law, international security, human rights, refugees. It can be used to download full text treaties and check for the latest information on whether certain treaties are in force.

ASIL Guide To Electronic Resources for International Law

A web guide comprising structured compilations of links to international law resources on the Internet. The guide is developed by the American Society of International Law. Web resources are the major focus, but coverage includes other electronic formats, such as online services, as appropriate. Also, comparisons to printed resources are made as necessary, either to explain better the advantages or disadvantages of a particular electronic resource, or to indicate that certain types of information are not yet available in an electronic format.

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