untc

Retrieve UN treaty texts and MTDSG status documents via stable URLs.

2|Updated May 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/StianOby/claude-legal-tools --skill untc
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Skill: untc
Source: https://github.com/StianOby/claude-legal-tools/tree/main/skills/untc
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/StianOby/claude-legal-tools --skill untc

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires pypdf, and includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill eliminates the tedious manual work of navigating the UN Treaty Collection's dynamic web interface to find treaty texts, check ratification status, and locate state reservations and declarations, saving legal researchers hours of repetitive searching and URL hunting.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Treaty Name Resolution: Instantly map common treaty acronyms (ICCPR, CEDAW, VCLT) or full names to their official UN Treaty Collection references.
  • Status Document Retrieval: Download authoritative MTDSG status documents that include full participant tables, ratification dates, and all state-by-state reservations, declarations, and objections.
  • Treaty Text Access: Fetch original UN Treaty Series (UNTS) treaty texts in 6 languages (English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese) for any UN-registered treaty.
  • Use Case: For example, if you are preparing an international law brief and need to verify how many states are parties to the Rome Statute and which states have filed reservations to Article 8, this Skill retrieves the relevant documents and extracts the exact data you need in seconds.

Quick Start

Request the full English text of the ICCPR, its current ratification status, and the list of parties to have all relevant documents automatically downloaded and cached for your legal research.

Frequently Asked Questions about untc

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I retrieve UN treaty texts and ratification status without web scraping?

You can retrieve UN treaty texts and ratification status using direct, stable URL-based fetching of MTDSG status documents and UNTS treaty texts, bypassing the need for dynamic web scraping. This approach ensures deterministic document retrieval and text extraction for legal research workflows.

Can I access multilingual UNTS treaty texts for international law research?

Yes, you can access UNTS treaty texts in six languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese. The system fetches original UN Treaty Series documents for any UN-registered treaty to support multilingual legal research and citation.

How do I check state reservations and declarations for multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General?

To check state reservations and declarations, retrieve the authoritative MTDSG status documents which include full participant tables, ratification dates, and all state-by-state reservations, declarations, and objections for multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.

Does this legal research tool require pypdf for treaty document text extraction?

Yes, pypdf is required as a dependency to extract text from the downloaded PDF treaty documents. It enables the parsing of UN treaty texts and status documents fetched via the CLI integration for offline document caching.

What is the best way to cross-reference UNTS volume and registration numbers for bilateral treaties?

The best way to cross-reference UNTS volume and registration numbers is through direct URL-based retrieval of UN Treaty Series documents, which provides accurate citation data for both multilateral and bilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.

Can I use common treaty acronyms like ICCPR or CEDAW to find official UN Treaty Collection references?

Yes, you can use common treaty acronyms like ICCPR, CEDAW, or VCLT to instantly map them to their official UN Treaty Collection references. This eliminates manual navigation of the UN Treaty Collection's dynamic web interface.