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International Law: General Sources: Updating Treaties in Force: Finding citations, signatories, parties, & status. Finding all treaties on a subject.

This guide lists essential sources for researching general aspects of international law. For specialized topics, such as human rights and international arbitration, see the guide International Law: Specialized Sources.

Updating TIF: Finding citations, signatories, parties, & status. Finding all treaties on a subject.

HeinOnline U.S. Treaty Index, U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library
Senate Treaty Documents and status, Congress.gov
Treaty documents for all treaties submitted to the Senate since the 94th Congress (1975-1976) and for treaties submitted prior to the 94th Congress if pending in 1975. Browse, or use the search box by selecting More options >Treaty Documents
Senate Executive Communications, Congress.gov
Use the search box by selecting More Option >Senate Communications.
Treaties Pending in the Senate (updated as of [date]), Dept. of State
Treaties, U.S. Senate
Treaties, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Congressional publications & legislative history, Proquest Congressional
Congressional Index, CCH, Treaties and Nominations tab
Treaty Actions, Dept. of State
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2012 is the latest update to the Treaty Actions page. Note also that instead of publishing a new complete edition of TIF in 2014, the Dept. of State issued a 2014 supplement that should be used with the 2013 TIF.
Kavass's Guide to the United States Treaties in Force, HeinOnline U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library
Kavass's Current Treaty Index, HeinOnline U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library
U.S. Treaties, Lexis.com
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Go to Lexis.com via Research tab in LexisAdvance, then Find a source: USTRTY.
Westlaw: Federal Materials>Federal Administrative Decisions & Guidance>Dept. of State
Shepards United States Citations: Statutes
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Find subsequent federal cases and treaties that have cited or applied your treaty. Pre-1950 treaties are listed by Statutes at Large citation and post-1950 by TIAS and/or UST citation. For earlier treaties only and not available in online Shepards or Keycite.
Dept. of State Dispatch, 9/3/1990-12/1999, HeinOnline U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library
Dept. of State Bulletin, 1939-1989, HeinOnline U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library
Dept. of State Press Releases, 1929-1939, HeinOnline U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library
Dept. of State Treaty Information Bulletin, 1929-1939, HeinOnline Treaty & Agreements Library