International Agencies and Organizations

• Bureau of Consular Affairs  (includes passport and visa travel information and international legal assistance)
• Council of Europe
• European Union  (Official homepage includes documents, legal texts, consolidated laws, statistics, etc.)
• International Court of Justice
• United Nations
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Guides to International Law, Foreign Governments and Countries

• American Society of International Law (ASIL) Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law
• Findlaw: International Law Sites
• Jurist Law: International & Comparative Law Sites
• Hieros Gamos All Governments of the World   (an index site to foreign states governmental bodies and laws)
• Library of Congress: Guide to the Nations of the World

Treaties, Treaty Interpretation and Other International Agreements

• Treaties (an agreement between two or more sovereign nations) are among the primary sources of international law. In the U.S., treaties are made by the President with the advise and consent of the Senate. Treaties can be referred to by a number of different names: international conventions, agreements, covenants, charters, protocols, Memorandum of Understanding and constitutions. The United Nations Treaty Reference Guide defines many of the terms used. Treaties may be bilateral (with two parties) or multilateral (involving several parties). An agreement "enters into force" when the terms are specified.
  
  
• The largest single collection of treaties on the internet is the United Nations Treaty Database  (UN Treaty Collection includes the Multilateral Treaties Index and full text treaties searchable by popular name, keyword, subject and parties; unfortunately the database is no longer a free resource)
  
  
• One of the earliest internet treaty sites is Fletcher School's Treaty Collection   (treaty database includes a collection of full-text and downloadable treaties that can be searched by date or subject)
  
  
• Treaties may be available on the internet from a variety of sources. In the U.S., treaties that have been sent to the Senate for advice and consent, but not yet ratified or published in treaty services, are printed in a series called Senate Treaty Documents. Treaty Documents, 104th thru current Congress are available from the GPO's (Government Printing Office) Senate, House & Treaty Documents Database. Senate Executive Reports are available on the internet from the 104th thru current Congress. These reports are issued by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and include the Committee's analysis and recommendations concerning proposed treaties.
  
  
• Full text of the Congressional Record, which can be searched for treaty interpretation and history is also available from the GPO.
  
  
• Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force, an annual publication, is available from the State Department. Since 1945 treaties to which the U.S. is a party are given TIAS ("Treaties and Other International Acts") numbers by the Department of State. If a TIAS number exists it will should be listing in TIF.
  
  
• The Quick U.S. Treaties Index, from Oceanalaw, allows a search of the complete Treaties and International Agreements Online database using up to four fields for your search. You can search by Country, Subject, Treaty Name, and Date Signed or a combination of the four. The database is available for free, once registered. Over 12,000 treaties, to which the U.S. is a party, are contained in this searchable database.