Treaty Research Basics

Includes extensive chapter on treaty research, and a chapter on travaux préparatoires.

The second edition of this research guide includes chapter on treaties and international agreements. The library has the earlier edition (2008) in print.

A comprehensive guide to treaties, shedding light on the rules and practices surrounding the making, interpretation, and operation of these instruments. Leading experts provide essays designed to introduce the law of treaties and offer practical insights into how treaties actually work.

Available in print and online, this handbook is intended as a contribution to UN efforts to assist states in becoming parties to the international treaty framework.

This book explains the rules for interpretation of treaties and gives examples of their application in national and international jurisdictions. The rules of treaty interpretation codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties now apply to virtually all treaties which may been countered in an international context and also within national legal systems where treaties have an impact on a large and growing range of matters.