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International Law: General Sources: Selected books & research guides

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.

Selected books on the law of treaties

See also Books, Ebooks, Working papers, etc. and law reviews, journals, articles.

Search Julius by title to determine if the library has print copies of the ebooks listed below.

Commentary on the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
By Mark E. Villiger.
Conceptual and Contextual Perspectives on the Modern Law of Treaties
Michael J. Bowman & Dino Kritsiotis eds.
Hague Academy Collected Courses Online
Choose Advanced Search and search keyword "law of treaties."
International Law Commission, Analytical Guide to the Work of the International Law Commission. 1.1 Law of Treaties, United Nations
International Law in the U.S. Legal System, Oxford Scholarship Online
By Curtis Bradley.
The Law of Treaties; a Guide to the Legislative History of the Vienna Convention
By Shabtai Rosenne.
The Law of Treaties: An Introduction
By Robert Kolb.
The Law of Treaties Beyond the Vienna Convention, Oxford Scholarship
By Enzo Cannizzaro.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Oxford Public International Law
Contains over 50 articles under the subject "Law of treaties."
Modern Treaty Law and Practice
By Anthony Aust.
On the Interpretation of Treaties: The Modern International Law as Expressed in the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Springer Link
By Ulf Linderfalk.
The Oxford Guide to Treaties, Oxford Public International Law
By Duncan B. Hollis, ed.
Treaty Interpretation, 2d ed.
By Richard K. Gardiner.
Treaty Interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 30 Years On, Ebook Central
By Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Olufemi Elias & Panos Merkouris.
The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary, Oxford Public International Law
By Olivier Corten & Pierre Klein.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary, Ebook Central
Oliver Dörr & Kirsten Schmalenbach, eds.
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
By Ian Sinclair.
Monthly Editorials by Randall Lesaffer, editor of the Oxford Historical Treaties, Oxford Public International Law

Research guides

"Treaty Research and Treaty Implementation," in International Legal Research in a Global Community
By Heidi Frostestad Kuehl & Megan A. O'Brien.
U.S. Dept. of State Treaty Affairs page
United Nations Treaty Reference Guide, Treaty Handbook, etc.
International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook
By Marci Hoffman & Mary Rumsey. See Chapter 6, Public International Law.
International Law Legal Research
By Anthony S. Winer, Mary Ann E. Archer & Lyonette Louis-Jacques.
Treaties and International Agreements, LawPORT tutorial, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, Univ. of London
ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for Researching Public International Law: Treaties, ASIL
By Kelly Vinopal.
UPDATE: An Introduction to Sources for Treaty Research, GlobaLex
By Mark Engsberg and Mary Beth Chappell.
Treaty Research Guide, Brooklyn Law School Library
By Jean Davis.
Treaties and International Agreements, Berkeley Law Library
By Marci Hoffman & Caitlin Hunter.