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Diplomatic Translation Resources: Treaty Research
Treaties can be referred to by a number of different names: international conventions,
international agreements, covenants, final acts, charters, protocols, pacts, accords, and
constitutions for international organizations. Treaties may be bilateral (two parties) or multilateral
(between several parties). An agreement "enters into force" when the terms for entry into force as
specified in the agreement are met.
1. Web guides:
2. Some useful full-text web treaty collections:
- United Nations Treaty
Collection
<http://untreaty.un.org>
- ECOLEX
<http://www.ecolex.org/
- Environmental Treaties
and Resource Indicators
<http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri>
- Council
of Europe, European Treaties
<http://conventions.coe.int/>
- Hague Conventions
on Private International Law
<http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php>
- International Humanitarian
Law
<http://www.icrc.org/ihl>
- International Labour
Organization
<http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm>
- Multilaterals
Project
<http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html>
- WIPO
Treaties
<http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/>
- http://europa.eu/abc/treaties/index_fr.htm
Textes fondateurs de l'Union européenne
Acte Unique, Traité sur l'Union Européenne, projet de
Traité d'Amsterdam, etc.
- http://untreaty.un.org/
Base de données des Nations Unies sur les Traités (français/anglais)
- http://www.un.org/french/docs/
Textes Officiels des Nations Unies (français/anglais)
Charte, Déclarations, Lois
- http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/home.htm
U.S. House of Reps. - Internet Law Library - Treaties/International
law (English)
Links to hundreds of official International Law texts, treaties, trade
agreements, conventions, declarations, international court decisions.
3. Some useful French/English diplomatic dictionaries:
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Lexique général anglais-français / Département des services de conférence, division de
traduction, Nations Unies français-anglais, anglais-français Ref. PC2640 .L63 1991
1991
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Law Terminology: in English, French and Spanish (United Nations Languages Services)
Ref. KF156 .L38x 1990
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The Council of Europe French-English Legal Dictionary. F.H.S. Bridge. Ref. K52 .F7
B74 1994
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Law. by Parry, Grant, Watts
Longer definitions with chapter containing official documents such as Charter of the United
Nations, Covention of Vienna and UN declarations. Ref. JX1226 .P33 1986