Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity
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/us/usc/t9/s304
Title
9 — Arbitration
Chapter
CH3
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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Arbitral decisions or awards made in the territory of a foreign State shall, on the basis of reciprocity, be recognized and enforced under this chapter only if that State has ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention.
(Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 449.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, with respect to the United States (Oct. 27, 1990), see section 3 of Pub. L. 101–369, set out as a note under section 301 of this title.
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