Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force on January 1, 2009,Used

NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCTOVERSTOCK SALE Significantly reduced list priceTreaties in Force is prepared by the Department of State for the purpose of providing information on treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party and which are carried on the records of the Department of State as being in force as of its stated publication date, January 1, 2009. With respect to treaties and agreements in force as of January 1, 2009, information regarding status is up to date as of the date indicated as authoritative.Treaties in Force is arranged in two sections. Section 1 includes bilateral treaties and other international agreements listed by country or other international entity with subject headings under each entry. Arrangements with territorial possessions of a country appear at the end of the entry for that county. In some cases, treaties and international agreements applicable to a territory prior to its independence are included in the entry for that country. For convenience, some treaties and agreements concluded with countries whose name or statehood status has changed continue to be listed under the name in use at the time the agreement was concluded, if the title of the treaty or agreement has not been formally amended.Section 2 lists multilateral treaties and other international agreements to which the United States is a party, arranged by subject. The depositary is the authoritative source for a current list of parties and information on other matters concerning status of the agreement, and status information often changes. Information is provided on the depositary for the agreements in question, and contact information, including an Internet site is provided for the depositary where available.Treaties in Force uses the term treaty in the generic sense as defined in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, that is, an international agreement governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation. The term treaty as a matter of U.S. constitutional law denotes international agreements made by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate in accordance with Article II, section 2 of the Constitution of the United States. In addition such treaties, this publication covers international agreements in force that have been concluded by the Executive (a) pursuant to or in accordance with existing legislation or a prior treaty (b) subject to congressional approval or implementation, and /or (c) under and in accordance with the Presidents constitutional powers.RelatedInternational Agreements and Treaties resources collection can be foundInternational & Foreigh Affairs collection can be found