Suchergebnisse

How complete is the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS)? What does an answer to this question mean for our understanding of the law of treaties? If the UNTS is not complete, which treaties are missing? If there are gaps, do they show any patterns? Are some signatories, treaty topics or time periods more gap-prone than others? If we take Canada as a test case, for example, do all post-1945 treaties of Canada actually show up in the UNTS? If there is a gap, can we identify it? If identified, can the gap be explained? How does Canada compare with other countries in UNTS fidelity? Finally, and most importantly, what does the Canadian test case mean for the UNTS as a whole and for the law of treaties?These questions have come up repeatedly in connection with the UNTS Project at the University of Washington since 1963. There is no comprehensive answer for all of them, but many new details have been found and some patterns have emerged.