Treaty Section

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The Treaty Section is a specialized unit within the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs responsible for the registration, publication, and legal custody of international treaties and agreements.

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Label Occurrences
Treaty Section canonical 3
Treaty Handbook 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations office
specialized unit
fieldOfWork international treaty law
public international law
follows Charter of the United Nations
regulations to give effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations
goal ensure proper registration and publication of treaties
promote transparency of treaty relations between States
safeguard the legal integrity of treaty collections
hasLegalBasisIn Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations
hasRole advisory services on treaty law
depositary functions for multilateral treaties
legal custody of treaties
maintenance of treaty databases
publication of international agreements
publication of treaties
registration of international agreements
registration of treaties
support to Member States on treaty actions
hasWebsite https://treaties.un.org
headedBy Chief of the Treaty Section
locatedIn New York City
United Nations Headquarters
maintains United Nations Treaty Collection
surface form: Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General

United Nations Treaty Series
United Nations Treaty Collection
surface form: United Nations treaty database
operatedBy United Nations
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
partOf United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
United Nations Secretariat
providesServiceTo Member States of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Member States

United Nations Secretariat
general public
international organizations
reportsTo Office of Legal Affairs
responsibleFor assisting States in the registration of treaties
custody of original treaty instruments deposited with the UN Secretary-General
providing certified true copies of treaties
providing information on the status of multilateral treaties
publication of treaties and international agreements in the United Nations Treaty Series
recording treaty actions such as signatures, ratifications, accessions and withdrawals
registration of treaties and international agreements with the UN Secretariat
usesLanguage English
French
other official languages of the United Nations

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Office of Legal Affairs hasPart Treaty Section
OLA hasDivision Treaty Section
subject surface form: United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
United Nations Treaty Collection hasComponent Treaty Section
this entity surface form: Treaty Handbook