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Statute
Arbitration, 9 U.S.C. §§ 201-208, (Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA")), Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Citation
9 U.S.C.S. §§ 201-208
Summary
Sections 201-208, Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards or "New York Convention," of the Unites States Code, provides, in pertinent part, that an agreement or arbitral award falling under the Convention may be brought in federal court so long as there is some international nexus to the parties’ relationship. If initiated in state court, the action may be removed to federal court. The federal court may compel arbitration in accordance with an agreement and/or confirm an arbitration award.
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