treaties

Founding agreements

Section of the European Union's Europa website providing the original versions of the EU's fundamental treaties: the Treaty of Lisbon, the Treaty of Nice, the Treaty of Amsterdam, the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community, the Treaty Establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, as well as the Single European Act and the Merger Treaty. The site is in all the languages of the member states.

Chan Robles Virtual Law Library

Online law library compiled by Chan Robles, a law firm in the Philippines. Provides Philippines legislation, decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court (1901 onwards), treaties involving the Philippines and several versions of the Constitution of the Philippines. Many of the documents are in html format and do not seem to be official texts. The site also has links to educational, professional and reference resources worldwide. The site is in English.

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.

Council of the European Union: agreements database

This database, provided by the Council of the European Union, gives details of international agreements concluded between the EU and non-EU countries or organisations such as UN agencies; it also includes agreements between EU member states. The database covers all agreements since 1989, plus older agreements which are still in force and selected old agreements which are no longer in force. Ratification details and other status information are given. Official Journal references are provided, with links either to the full text or the EUR-Lex database's Official Journal search screen.

Hague Conference on Private International Law

The Hague Conference on Private International Law is an intergovernmental organisation working for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law. It is involved in the negotiation and drafting of multilateral conventions in fields such as international judicial and administrative cooperation; conflict of laws for contracts, torts, maintenance obligations, status and protection of children, relations between spouses, wills and estates or trusts; jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments.

Globelaw

The Globelaw website provides resources concerning international environmental law and transnational litigation. It is run by the international and environmental law practitioner Duncan Currie and features papers, articles and presentations by him, together with a few cases and links to treaties and other materials on the web. The site includes introductions to subjects including oceans, climate, biodiversity and biosafety and nuclear power.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Website of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), which was established in 1966 under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States. The site describes the history, mission and work of the organisation. It makes available the text of the Convention and a list of signatures and ratifications, as well as ICSID rules, regulations and model clauses. There is a database of pending and concluded cases as well as a database of basic information about bilateral investment treaties.

Normative Action: UNESCO - Culture

This section of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) website focuses on conventions for the protection of cultural heritage, including non-UNESCO conventions. Full-text treaties and their protocols; drafts; preparatory working documents from committees and diplomatic conferences; and information about state signatories are provided. Information is also available about current activities and forthcoming events. The site is in English, French and Spanish. Links to related websites are provided.

Avalon Project : the Inter-American System : Agreements, Conventions and Other Documents

This site forms part of the Avalon Project maintained by Yale University Law School. It provides access to a large number of full-text primary resource documents relating to international relations in the Inter-American system, encompassing Central America, Latin America, South America and the United states. These include the charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) 1948, extradition, solidarity and cooperation treaties. All material is arranged alphabetically.

Avalon Project : American Diplomacy : multilateral treaties and agreements

This site is maintained as part of Project Avalon which is organised by Yale University Law School. It offers access to the full-text of a large number of international treaties signed by the United States from 1863 to the present day. They include: the Hague Convention for the Settlement of International Disputes, the Geneva Convention for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and the 1944 Armistice Agreements which ended the second world war. The material is arranged alphabetically.

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