9 U.S.C. § 15 (2024)
This is the official text of 9 U.S.C. § 15 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
Official statutory text
Enforcement of arbitral agreements, confirmation of arbitral awards, and execution upon judgments based on orders confirming such awards shall not be refused on the basis of the Act of State doctrine.
(Added Pub. L. 100–669, §1, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3969.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Another section 15 of this title was renumbered section 16 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 100–669, §1, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3969.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Another section 15 of this title was renumbered section 16 of this title.
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