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Treaties and International Agreements

Do you need to find the text of a current or past U.S. treaty or international agreement? Do you need to verify whether it is in force? This guide will help you find the text and verify whether or not it is currently in force.

Non-U.S. International Conventions (Treaties)

Official texts of bilateral and multilateral international treaties are each kept by the body which serves as the secretariat for that treaty.  Examples:

While each country usually publishes their treaties in print, increasingly, national governments are putting their treaties online. For instance:

You can also find texts on websites of NGOs and international organizations which have an interest in a particular subject matter. For instance:

Text collections can also be found at academic institutions. For instance: