International Law and Organization
POL 326: International Law and Organization
Databases
For more go to the Databases and Indexes page, then "Political Science"
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Search treaty as a phrase (e.g. comprehensive test ban treaty) in either the title field (for fewer, more relevant hits) or the full text (for more, but possibly less relevant hits.)
Expanded Academic Index
Begin as keyword search, then search from subject headings at bottom of article.
Lexis-Nexis
In "Legal Research" search Law Reviews; search for terms in titles, expand the dates search to five years or more. Note alternative treaty names; e.g. Ottawa Treaty (or Declaration), also landmines as one word, or land-mines. In "News" look for news stories from major world newspapers on the treaties, supporters and opponents. Use "Guided Search" which allows you to look for terms in various parts of the story (headline, headline/lead paragraphs, full text, etc.
Book Collection
Use CLICnet to find books or other holdings in the CLIC libraries:
Use Subject search for books in the stacks:
- Environmental Law International (sort by year of publication)
- Biological Weapons
- Land Mines International Law
- International Criminal Court (see also International Criminal Courts)
Check out the Reference Collection:
World Encyclopedia of Peace
Ref JZ 5533 .W67 1999
Look in index by treaty name.
Volume 6 contains treaty language from 1917 - 1997.
Trouble Spots: The World Atlas of Strategic Information
Ref U 150 .D8 2000
A good reference source for information on late twentieth century conflicts around the world.
Web Resources
General:
US State Department:
Current treaties
Archive
U.S. State Department Bureau of Arms Control
See "Fact Sheets" for good background on treaties/agreements
American Society of International Law (ASIL)
See "ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law"
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Land Mines Treaty (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, 18 September 1997. Ottawa Declaration.)
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
FAS (Federation of American Scientists)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
See "Publications by Topic" and "International Treaties"
Kyoto Protocol
(Protocol to the Convention on Climate Change, 1997)
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
See "Resources"
Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention
UN Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch
SIPRI Chemical and Biological Warfare Project
See "CBW Research and Documentation"
Chemical and Biological Weapons Project from Stimson
See "Biological Weapons Issues"
FAS (Federation of American Scientists)
International Criminal Court Treaty
Coalition for an International Criminal Court
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights ICC Call to Action
Updated 9/12/07
Linda Hulbert (lahulbert@stthomas.edu) 651-962-5016
