22-U.S.C.-290K-11

§290K-11 – §290K-11. Arbitral Awards; Enforcement; Full Faith and Credit; Federal Arbitration Act Inapplicable; Exclusiveness of District Court Jurisdiction

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Details

• Reference: Section 290k-11
• Legend: §290K-11 – §290K-11. Arbitral Awards; Enforcement; Full Faith and Credit; Federal Arbitration Act Inapplicable; Exclusiveness of District Court Jurisdiction
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) An award of an arbitral tribunal resolving a dispute arising under Article 57 or Article 58 of the Convention shall create a right arising under a treaty of the United States. The pecuniary obligations imposed by such an award shall be enforced and shall be given the same full faith and credit as if the award were a final judgment of a court of general jurisdiction of one of the several States. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1, et seq.) shall not apply to enforcement of awards rendered pursuant to the Convention.

(b) The district courts of the United States (including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions and proceedings under subsection (a) of this section, regardless of the amount in controversy.

(Pub. L. 100–202, §101(e) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–131, 1329–134.)

References in Text

The Federal Arbitration Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified generally to Title 9, Arbitration.

Codification

Section is based on section 414 of title IV of H.R. 3750, One Hundredth Congress, as introduced Dec. 11, 1987, and enacted into law by Pub. L. 100–202.

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