International and Comparative Law: Treaties & International Conventions

Digital library of documents dating as far back as 4000 BCE. Developed and maintained by the Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School.

Database administered by the Centre for International Law (National University of Singapore) containing over 1400 ASEAN and international law documents in areas relevant to CIL’s research.

Texts, ratifications and reservations of the 9 core treaties. Published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. See also: Human Rights Instruments

Full texts of all conventions and agreements in the European Treaty Series (ETS) and Council of Europe Treaty Series (CETS). Published by the Council of Europe.

This portal provides a search on treaties, legislation, jurisprudence and literature specific to environmental law. A joint initiative by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations (UN) Environment and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Contains the founding, amending and accession treaties, as well as some protocols.

Multilateral treaties drawn up and adopted by the Hague Conference.

Databases containing treaties relating to international humanitarian law. Managed by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Database managed by UNCTAD. Treaties divided into 2 sections: Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and Treaties with Investment Provisions (TIPs).

Standards published by the International Labour Organization.

Database "provides easy access to compare and collate language on key issues across 75,000+ provisions of around 1,000 peace agreements."

Information on the deposits with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the status of state practice. Maintained by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea.

UNOOSA publishes full texts of the space treaties and principles as well as selected travaux preparatoires.

Full texts of all conventions and related texts administered by UNCITRAL.

Access to international instruments prepared by UNIDROIT, including international Conventions and Protocols, Model Laws, Principles and Legal and Contractual Guides. Select the relevant subject in the right panel.

Access to the United Nations Treaty Series, League of Nations Treaty Series and Status of Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. Also includes publications like the Treaty Handbook and Final Clauses Handbook.

Guide published by the Peace Palace Library.

Research guide published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library.