Finding Treaty Citation--ILS
Common Abbreviations
This is a list of the most common abbreviations used in treaty citations. The full title
of the work is also given, as well as the call number. In most cases, the number preceding the abbreviation refers to
the volume and the number following indicates the page.
Bevans,
Treaties and Other International Agreements
of the United States of America, 1776-1949. ILS RR JX 236 1776
.B48 1968
BGBl--
Bundesgesetzblatt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Mic GER 201 (drawer 1037)
CTIA--
Consolidated Treaties and International Agreements. ILS RR JX
235.9 .C66
E.A.S.--
Executive Agreement Series. ILS RR JX 236.1929
ETS--
European Treaty Series. ILS
RR JX 625.9 .E97
I.L.M.--
International Legal Materials. 1962-to
date reprints important draft treaties and international agreements. ILS RR JX
68.I5
JOF--
Journal Officiel de la République Française. ILS FRA 202 and Mic FRA 202
(drawers 944-946)
KAV--
Hein's United States Treaties and Other
International Agreements Current Microfiche Service. This is a microfiche set of current
international agreements and treaties. Mic JX 235.9 .H45 (drawers
400-402)
L.N.T.S.--
League of Nations Treaty Series
pamphlets: ILS RR JX 170.L4
Malloy, Treaties, Conventions, International Acts,
Protocols, and Agreements Between the United States of America and Other
Powers. ILS JX 236.1910
Miller,
Treaties and Other International Acts of the
United States of America. ILS RR JX236 1931a
O.J.--
Official Journal of the European Communities.
Current issues: ILS RR KJE 908 .L43
Previous years: Mic KJE 908
.L43a (drawers 410-412)
S. EXEC.
DOC.--
Senate Executive
Documents.
S. TREATY
DOC.--
Senate Treaty
Documents. These are best accessed through the CIS Index. Ref
KF 49 .C62
Go to the "Index of Document Numbers" in the back of the Index volume. Treaty
documents are the last heading in this section. Along with the Treaty Document number
there is a CIS accession number. For an abstract of the document, go to the Abstracts
volume for the corresponding year and look up the accession number. For the full text of
the agreement, use the accession number in the CIS Microfiche set in the Langdell
Microform Room Mic US 606 (drawers 479-501). For years prior to 1991, the
"Index of Volume Numbers" is the last volume of the "Subject Index" in
the section "Supplementary Indexes."
If the treaty document is too recent to be included in the latest issue of the
CIS Index
in the black binders, check the CCH Congressional Index (the last two Congresses
are at Ref Desk KF 49.C6). There is a red tab marked "Treaty
Documents." This source will only give an abstract of the document, current status,
and the numbers of any Senate Reports to do with the treaty.
Stat.--
United States Statutes at Large. RR KF
50 .U5
T.S.--
Treaty Series ILS RR JX 235.9 .A3
T.I.A.S.--
Treaties and Other International Acts Series
continues the Treaty Series and Executive Agreement Series. ILS
RR JX 235.9 .A32
UKTS--
United Kingdom of Great Britain Treaty Series. ILS 53 500
U.N.T.S.--
United Nations Treaty Series (1946-47 to date). ILS RR JX
170 .U35 Also available from HLS public terminals under "Selected
International Law Resources" or
online through HOLLIS Digital Resources.
U.S.T.--
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (1950 to date)
ILS RR JX 235.9 .A34
Vert.--
Verträge der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Series A. Multilaterale
Verträge. ILS 51 1.7.9.3
Updating Treaties, Reservations, Parties
Bowman and Harris, Multilateral Treaties Index and Current Status. This work, along with the annual supplement, gives the current status, parties to a treaty, a note as to reservations and any denunciations. First, by using either the chronological table, subject or word index, locate the treaty number in the hard-bound volume. The information there will give the status of 1984. Using the same number, look up the treaty in the latest cumulative supplement. ILS RR JX 171 .B68xMultilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. This annual UN publication gives the current status of all multilateral treaties deposited there. The reference numbers obtained from the index at the back of the volume correspond to chapters and their subdivisions. Parties, dates of signature and ratification, as well as declarations and reservations are given. ILS RR JX 236.5 .M84
Treaties in Force. This publication lists all treaties in force to which the U.S. is a party. In addition, all other states which are parties are given. Treaties in Force can further be updated by the State Department Dispatch ILS RR JX 232 .A34. In addition, the Dispatch can be searched online on Lexis: INTLAW;DSTATE
Correct Citation Form
Section 21.4 "Treaties and Other International Agreements" of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (ILS RR KF 245 .B58) indicates how to cite various treaty sources. Note that for treaties to which the U.S. is a party, "cite to one of the following sources, listed in the following order of preference: U.S.T. or Stat., T.I.A.S. or T.S. or E.A.S., Senate Treaty Documents or Senate Executive Documents, the Department of State Dispatch, or Department of State Press Releases." If the treaty hasn't yet been published in one of these sources, you may cite to an unofficial source (e.g. ILM or KAV). Foreign treaties are discussed by country in Section "R20: Foreign Jurisdictions."