Training Presentation Notes
Background
1. Oxford Historical Treaties (OHT) is the premier resource for historical treaty
research and home to the full text of The Consolidated Treaty Series, the only
comprehensive collection of 16000 global treaties of all nations concluded from
1648 to 1919 (between the Peace of Westphalia and the establishment of the
League of Nations).
2. The Consolidated Treaty Series was compiled by the late distinguished scholar
Clive Parry of Downing College, Cambridge University, and published by OUP in
231 print volumes. Already established as the primary resource for research on
historical treaties, the series will be available online for the first time through OHT.
3. OHT is available on the Oxford Public International Law platform.
4. The Consolidated Treaty Series is a static collection; however General Editor
Randall Lesaffer will produce and commission contextual commentaries on specific
treaties, types of treaty, and historical trends, to be added to the site on a regular
basis.
Home page
1. Quick search and advanced search
2. Get to know Oxford Historical Treaties, Additional Resources
3. Site news and latest content, RSS
4. Public International Law News
Browse
Example 1 Research European Colonial Treaties
1. Browse Treaty Party->Africa
2. Select West Africa from Treaty Party (Historical Jurisdictions->Indigenous Polities)
3. Select France from Treaty Party (Europe)
4. Results show 279 treaties (February 2015) between France and West African tribal
peoples
Example 2 Researching treaties with North American tribes
1. Browse Treaty Party-> Americas
2. Select Wyandot from Treaty Party (North American Indigenous polities).
3. View 16 treaties (February 2015) which include the Wyandot as one of the parties
Example 3 Researching the history of relations between regions of central Europe
1. Browse Treaty Party->Europe
2. Select Wurttemberg from Treaty Party->Historical Jurisdictions->Holy Roman Empire>Swabian Circle
3. Select Switzerland from Treaty Party
4. See 24 treaties agreed between Wurttemberg and Switzerland
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Last update 05.01.15
Training Presentation Notes
Quick search
Example 1 On This Day in History…
Search for treaties relating to any day of the year by typing a date into the Search box in
inverted commas using this format: “3 October”. It’ll be useful for librarians who want to
do a “treaties from this day in history” feature.
Advanced Search
1. Full text-> China; AND; Full text-> Russia;
Filtered by Content Type-> Bilateral Treaties-> 51 Results;
Sort by Date- Old To Recent;
Select the first result: Treaty between China and Russia, signed at Nerchinsk, October
1689;
Click Oxford Law Citator-> References to this instrument->Mentioned In-> Max Planck
2. Title-> Spain; AND; Title->Netherlands
Sort by Date- Old To Recent;
Select the first result: Treaty of Peace between Spain and the Netherlands, signed at
Munster, 30 January 1648
Click Oxford Law Citator-> References to this instrument-> Mentioned In-> OSAIL
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Last update 05.01.15