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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.

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Aust's Modern Treaty Law and Practice (4th ed, 2023)
By Jeremy Hill
Commentary on the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (2009)
By Mark E. Villiger.
Conceptual and Contextual Perspectives on the Modern Law of Treaties (2018)
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 (3d ed, 2021)
By Curtis Bradley.
The Law of Treaties; a Guide to the Legislative History of the Vienna Convention (1970)
By Shabtai Rosenne.
The Law of Treaties: An Introduction (2d ed, 2023)
By Robert Kolb.
The Law of Treaties Beyond the Vienna Convention (2011)
By Enzo Cannizzaro.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Oxford Public International Law
Contains over 50 articles under the subject "Law of treaties."
On the Interpretation of Treaties: The Modern International Law as Expressed in the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (2007)
By Ulf Linderfalk.
The Oxford Guide to Treaties (2d ed, 2020)
By Duncan B. Hollis, ed.
Treaty Interpretation (2d ed, 2015)
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.
United Nations Treaty Handbook
The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary (2011)
By Olivier Corten & Pierre Klein.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary (2d ed, 2018)
Oliver Dörr & Kirsten Schmalenbach, eds.
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (2d ed. 1984)
By Ian Sinclair.
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 (2018)
By Heidi Frostestad Kuehl & Megan A. O'Brien.
U.S. Dept. of State Treaty Affairs page
International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook (2d ed, 2012)
By Marci Hoffman & Mary Rumsey. See Chapter 6, Public International Law.
International Law Legal Research (2013)
By Anthony S. Winer, Mary Ann E. Archer & Lyonette Louis-Jacques.
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.