9 U.S.C. § 201 (2024)

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Enforcement of Convention

Official statutory text

The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, shall be enforced in United States courts in accordance with this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 91–368, §1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 91–368, §4, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 693, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] shall be effective upon the entry into force of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States." The Convention entered into force for the United States on Dec. 29, 1970.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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