Topic List of Court Decisions on the New York Convention Cases

This list is a consolidation of the annual Indexes, prepared by d.ssa Silvia Borelli, for the court decisions reported in each Yearbook as indexed per subject matter ("Topic") appearing in the Commentary.

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- Select a subject - ¶001 » Interpretation of the Convention ¶101 » Award made in the territory of another (Contracting) State (paragraphs 1 and 3 – first or "reciprocity" reservation) ¶102 » Arbitral award not considered as domestic (paragraph 1) ¶103 » Nationality of the parties no criterion ¶104 » Convention’s applicability in other cases ¶105 » “Persons, whether physical or legal” (paragraph 1) (including sovereign immunity) ¶106 » Problems concerning the identity of a party ¶107 » Second reservation (“commercial reservation”) (paragraph 3) ¶108 » Arbitral award: arbitrato irrituale (italy) and other procedures akin to arbitration ¶109 » Arbitral award: “a-national” award ¶110 » Arbitral award: types ¶111 » Permanent arbitral bodies (paragraph 2) ¶112 » Retroactivity ¶113 » Implementing legislation ¶114 » Iran-US Claims Tribunal ¶201 » Scope of arbitration agreement ¶202 » Contents of arbitration agreement ¶203 » Uniform rule ¶203-204 » Formal validity, uniform law and municipal law ¶204 » Formal validity and municipal law ¶205 » Signatures ¶206 » Exchange of letters or telegrams ¶207 » Means of communication for achieving the exchange in writing ¶208 » Sales or purchase confirmation ¶209 » Incorporation by reference and standard conditions ¶210 » Articles 1341 and 1342 Italian Civil Code ¶211 » Bill of lading and charter party ¶212 » Agent/broker, etc. ¶213 » Amendment or renewal ¶214 » Agreement providing for arbitration in another state ¶214-216 » Field of application ¶215 » Agreement providing for arbitration within forum’s state ¶216 » No place of arbitration designated ¶216A » Analogous applicability of Art. VII(1) ¶217 » Referral to arbitration in general ¶218 » Referral is mandatory ¶219 » There must be a dispute ¶220 » “Null and void”, etc. ¶221 » Law applicable to “null and void”, etc. (for formal validity and applicable law, see Art. II, 204 above) ¶222 » Arbitrator’s competence and separability of the arbitration clause ¶223 » Arbitrability (see also Art. V(2) sub ground a. “arbitrability”, 519 below) ¶224 » Declaratory judgment on validity arbitration agreement ¶225 » Related arbitrations (consolidation, etc.) ¶226 » Third parties (see also Art. I sub “problems concerning the identity of the respondent”, 106 above) ¶227 » Concurrent court proceedings (“indivisibility”) ¶228 » Pre-award attachment and other provisional measures ¶229 » Measures in aid of arbitration ¶301 » Procedure for enforcement in general ¶302 » Discovery of evidence ¶303 » Estoppel/waiver ¶304 » Set-off/counterclaim ¶305 » Entry of judgment clause ¶306 » Period of limitation for enforcement ¶307 » Interest on award ¶401 » Conditions to be fulfilled by petitioner in general ¶402 » Original or copy arbitral award ¶403 » Original or copy arbitration agreement ¶404 » Authentication and certification ¶405 » “At the time of application” ¶406 » Translation (paragraph 2) ¶500 » Grounds for refusal of enforcement in general ¶500A » Residual power to enforce notwithstanding existence of ground for refusal ¶501 » Grounds are exhaustive ¶502 » No re-examination of the merits of the arbitral award ¶503 » Burden of proof on respondent ¶504 » Paragraph 1 - Ground a: Invalidity of the arbitration agreement - Agreement referred to in Art. II ¶505 » Incapacity of party ¶506 » Law applicable to the arbitration agreement ¶507 » Miscellaneous cases regarding the arbitration agreement ¶508 » Ground b: Violation of due process in general ¶509 » “Proper notice” ¶510 » Time limits and notice periods ¶511 » “Otherwise unable to present his case” ¶512 » Ground c: Excess by arbitrator of his authority - Excess of authority ¶512A » Partial enforcement (ultra petita) ¶513 » Ground d: Irregularity in the composition of the arbitral tribunal or arbitral procedure ¶514 » Ground e: Award not binding, suspended or set aside - "Binding" ¶515 » Merger of award into judgment ¶516 » “Set aside” ¶517 » “Suspended” ¶518 » Paragraph 2 - Distinction domestic–international public policy ¶519 » Ground a: Arbitrability ¶520 » Ground b: Public policy - Default of party ¶521 » Lack of impartiality of arbitrator ¶522 » Lack of reasons in award ¶523 » Irregularities in the arbitral procedure (see also Art. V(1)(b)) ¶524 » Other cases ¶601 » Adjournment of decision on enforcement ¶701 » More-favourable-right provision in general ¶702 » Domestic law on enforcement of foreign award ¶703 » Bilateral and multilateral treaties in general ¶703(A) » Multilateral treaties ¶704 » European Convention of 1961 ¶704(A) » Panama convention of 1975 ¶704(B) » Bilateral treaties ¶704(C) » Rome treaty of 1958 and ec judgments convention of 1968/1988 ¶705 » Relationship with Geneva Treaties of 1923 and 1927 ¶911 » Article XI: Federal State Clause ¶914 » General reciprocity clause

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¶001 » Interpretation of the Convention

¶101 » Award made in the territory of another (Contracting) State (paragraphs 1 and 3 – first or "reciprocity" reservation)

¶102 » Arbitral award not considered as domestic (paragraph 1)

¶103 » Nationality of the parties no criterion

¶104 » Convention’s applicability in other cases

¶105 » “Persons, whether physical or legal” (paragraph 1) (including sovereign immunity)

¶106 » Problems concerning the identity of a party

¶107 » Second reservation (“commercial reservation”) (paragraph 3)

¶108 » Arbitral award: arbitrato irrituale (italy) and other procedures akin to arbitration

¶109 » Arbitral award: “a-national” award

¶110 » Arbitral award: types

¶111 » Permanent arbitral bodies (paragraph 2)

¶112 » Retroactivity

¶113 » Implementing legislation

¶114 » Iran-US Claims Tribunal

¶201 » Scope of arbitration agreement

¶202 » Contents of arbitration agreement

¶203 » Uniform rule

¶203-204 » Formal validity, uniform law and municipal law

¶204 » Formal validity and municipal law

¶205 » Signatures

¶206 » Exchange of letters or telegrams

¶207 » Means of communication for achieving the exchange in writing

¶208 » Sales or purchase confirmation

¶209 » Incorporation by reference and standard conditions

¶210 » Articles 1341 and 1342 Italian Civil Code

¶211 » Bill of lading and charter party

¶212 » Agent/broker, etc.

¶213 » Amendment or renewal

¶214 » Agreement providing for arbitration in another state

¶214-216 » Field of application

¶215 » Agreement providing for arbitration within forum’s state

¶216 » No place of arbitration designated

¶216A » Analogous applicability of Art. VII(1)

¶217 » Referral to arbitration in general

¶218 » Referral is mandatory

¶219 » There must be a dispute

¶220 » “Null and void”, etc.

¶221 » Law applicable to “null and void”, etc. (for formal validity and applicable law, see Art. II, 204 above)

¶222 » Arbitrator’s competence and separability of the arbitration clause

¶223 » Arbitrability (see also Art. V(2) sub ground a. “arbitrability”, 519 below)

¶224 » Declaratory judgment on validity arbitration agreement

¶225 » Related arbitrations (consolidation, etc.)

¶226 » Third parties (see also Art. I sub “problems concerning the identity of the respondent”, 106 above)

¶227 » Concurrent court proceedings (“indivisibility”)

¶228 » Pre-award attachment and other provisional measures

¶229 » Measures in aid of arbitration

¶301 » Procedure for enforcement in general

():	Brazil 21; Brazil 22; Brazil 24; Colombia 8; Germany 143; Germany 144; Germany 145; Greece 22; Netherlands 40; Netherlands 43; Spain 71; Spain 72; US 750; US 756; US 765; US 778;
Volume I (1976):	Greece 1 (sub 2); Italy 11; US 3;
Volume III (1978):	US 16 (sub 2nd definition);
Volume IV (1979):	Italy 22 (sub 3 and 8);
Volume V (1980):	Italy 34 (sub 3);
Volume VIII (1983):	Italy 49 (sub 3); Italy 54 (sub 1); Netherlands 7 (sub 6); Netherlands 8 (sub 3);
Volume IX (1984):	India 7; US 46 (sub 1);
Volume X (1985):	Austria 6 (sub 7); Italy 72 (sub 3);
Volume XI (1986):	Netherlands 12 (sub 2-4); Spain 8 (sub 1); US 63;
Volume XII (1987):	Germany 28 (sub 1); Switzerland 12 (sub 15);
Volume XIII (1988):	Switzerland 16 (sub 7); UK 22 (sub 2 and 29-30); US 73;
Volume XIV (1989):	Australia 4; India 16; Romania 1 (sub 1); Romania 2; South Africa 4 (sub 1-7); Spain 14 (sub 3); Spain 15; UK 27;
Volume XV (1990):	Bermuda 3 (sub 1); India 18 (sub 16-26); Syria 1 (sub 1); US 100 (sub 3 and 5); US 98 (sub 2);
Volume XVI (1991):	France 16; India 19 (sub 1-11 and 50-57); UK 29 (sub 11);
Volume XVII (1992):	Italy 110 (sub 3-7); PR CHINA 1 (sub 4); Switzerland 20 (sub 1-4);
Volume XVIII (1993):	Canada 3 (sub 3-6 and 14); Italy 120; Italy 122 (sub 1-11); Italy 123 (sub 1); US 125 (sub 12); US 133 (sub 16-18);
Volume XIX (1994):	US 145 (sub 7);
Volume XX (1995):	Colombia 2 (sub 1 and 7); Hong Kong 8 (sub 30-31); India 22 (sub 73-102 and 115-116); Japan 5 (sub 2); US 178; US 185 (sub 27-28);
Volume XXI (1996):	India 23; Italy 136 (sub 6); Morocco 1 (sub 2-3, 8 and 12); Netherlands 19 (sub 7-8); UK 40; US 194 (sub 2); US 195 (sub 3-8); US 205 (sub 1-6 and 8); US 206 (sub 10);
Volume XXII (1997):	Belgium 10 (sub 54); Italy 142; Italy 144 (sub 1); Kuwait 1 (sub 2-4); Malaysia 1 (sub 2); Singapore 1 (sub 4-7); Switzerland 28 (sub 1-4 and 24-25); UK 45 (sub 15-30); US 225 (sub 1-5); US 227 (sub 9-10); US 228 (sub 5); US 230 (sub 2); US 236 (sub 1-11 and 17-21);
Volume XXIII (1998):	Italy 147 (sub 1-2); Italy 148; Italy 149; Russian Federation 6 (sub 7); UK 49 (sub 1-2); US 253 (sub 4-9); US 255 (sub 26 and 46-48); US 264 (sub 11-13); US 268 (sub 1); US 269;
Volume XXIV (1999):	Belgium 11 (sub 12-13 and 21); Hong Kong 14; India 29; Iran-us Claims Tribunal 1 (sub 73-74); Italy 151; Kenya 1; Luxembourg 2 (sub 1-5); UK 55 (sub 19-20); US 273 (sub 3-6 and 14); US 281; US 283; US 285;
Volume XXV (2000):	Bulgaria 1 (sub 7 and 16); India 30 (sub 35-43); Italy 153 (sub 1-22); Russian Federation 10; Russian Federation 9 (sub 4); US 310 (sub 4 and 7-8); US 325 (sub 34-35); US 327; US 328 (sub 1-2); US 334 (sub 1-8); US 337 (sub 1); US 338 (sub 1-2 and 14); US 339 (sub 10);
Volume XXVI (2001):	Colombia 3; India 32 (sub 1); Italy 155; Italy 156; Netherlands 26 (sub 1) Switzerland 33 ; Switzerland 33; US 340 (sub 5); US 355 (sub 4); US 359 (sub 1-3); US 360 (sub 12 and 14-24); US 361 (sub 21-24);
Volume XXVII (2002):	France 32; France 33 (sub 1-5); India 36 (sub 19-24); Sweden 5 (sub 5); US 365; US 366 (sub 2-4); US 376; US 377; US 378; US 391 (sub 2-6); US 393; US 394; US 397; US 399;
Volume XXVIII (2003):	Hong Kong 17 (sub 1-6); Italy 162 (sub 5-7); UK 62 (sub 20-26); UK 64 (sub 9-21); US 404 (sub 6-11, 32-37 and 79-117); US 405; US 415 (sub 1-5); US 418; US 419 (sub 6-12); US 420; US 422; US 428; US 433; US 434; US 438;
Volume XXIX (2004):	Canada 10 (sub 1-4); Canada 14 (sub 1-33); Germany 55 (sub 2-6); Germany 57 (sub 3); Germany 58 (sub 2); Germany 59; Germany 60 (sub 2 and 22-25); Germany 61 (sub 1); Germany 64 (sub 3-6); Germany 65 (sub 2-3); Germany 67 (sub 1); Germany 68 (sub 2 and 6); Germany 69 (sub 3); Germany 70 (sub 1-3); Germany 71 (sub 2); Switzerland 37 (sub 1-5); US 452 (sub 23-29); US 468 (sub 5-10); US 472 (sub 22-26); US 474; US 477 (sub 10); US 480 (sub 23-24);
Volume XXX (2005):	Australia 25; Canada 18 (sub 9-12 and 15-19); Germany 74 (sub 2); Germany 75 (sub 1); Germany 76 (sub 1); Germany 78 (sub 1); Germany 80 (sub 2); Germany 81 (sub 2); Germany 82 (sub 2); Germany 83 (sub 2); India 40 (sub 3, 21-22 and 29); Spain 41; UK 68 (sub 10-18); US 484 (sub 1-12); US 496 (sub 3-13); US 515; US 520 (sub 14-15); US 525 (sub 2-18);
Volume XXXI (2006):	Australia 26 (sub 2-27); Canada 20; Canada 21 (sub 1-3 and 15-31); Germany 90 (sub 9); Germany 91 (sub 16); Germany 92 (sub 22); Germany 95 (sub 1-3 and 13-15); Israel 1; Italy 167; Spain 45 (sub 7-12); UK 70 (sub 11-12); US 527 (sub 1-10); US 528 (sub 2); US 539 (sub 4); US 548 (sub 3-4); US 555; US 557 (sub 1-2); US 573 (sub 9); US 574 (sub 21-32);
Volume XXXII (2007):	Austria 16 (sub 2); Germany 102 (sub 2); Germany 103 (sub 1); Germany 104 (sub 9); Germany 105 (sub 3, 5 and 13-20); Germany 106 (sub 1); Germany 107 (sub 1); Germany 96 (sub 2, 10 and 12); Germany 97 (sub 2 and 14); Germany 98 (sub 6); Germany 99 (sub 2); Italy 169 (sub 1-9); Philippines 2 (sub 1-14); Spain 49 (sub 14-17); Spain 56 (sub 8-14 and 18); Spain 60 (sub 5-6); Spain 62; US 591; US 592 (sub 6-7); US 593;
Volume XXXIII (2008):	Germany 108; Germany 111 (sub 1); Germany 112 (sub 1); Germany 113 (sub 1); Greece 18 (sub 10); Hong Kong 20 (sub 26-38); Peru 1; UK 79 (sub 1-68); US 621 (sub 21-25); US 627; US 634; US 638; US 644 (sub 1-9);
Volume XXXIV (2009):	Canada 26 (sub 55); Germany 116 (sub 8-10); Germany 117 (sub 1 and 9); Germany 119 (sub 14); Germany 120 (sub 2 and 14); Germany 121 (sub 1 and 10); Germany 122 (sub 1 and 13); Germany 123 (sub 1 and 4); Germany 124 (sub 2 and 24); Hong Kong 21 (sub 2-7, 26-36 and 77-78); Netherlands 32 (sub 7); PR CHINA 5 (sub 9); UK 87 (sub 3-12); US 655 (sub 2); US 679;
Volume XXXV (2010):	Argentina 3 (sub 10-15); Austria 22 (sub 1-3); Brazil 12; Canada 29 (sub 21-30); France 49 (sub 1-2); Germany 125 (sub 1 and 11); Germany 126 (sub 2 and 16); Germany 127 (sub 1 and 10); Germany 128 (sub 1 and 7-10); Germany 129 (sub 1 and 4); Germany 130 (sub 2 and 25); Germany 132 (sub 1 and 24); Germany 133 (sub 2 and 6); Germany 134 (sub 1 and 26) ; Germany 135 (sub 2 and 18); Malaysia 4; Netherlands 34; Russian Federation 28 (sub 28); Spain 65 (sub 44-47 and 52); Spain 66; US 682 (sub 4); US 689; US 695 (sub 3-9 and 17-18); US 696 (sub 6-14); US 697 (sub 4); US 706 (sub 1-7); US 712 (sub 8-9);
Volume XXXVI (2011):	Australia 35 (sub 1-16, 148-166, 211-215 and 456-474); Australia 36 (sub 106-108); Germany 136 (sub 2 and 6); Hong Kong 25 (sub 1-43 and 87-92); Netherlands 35 (sub 5 and 20-21); Netherlands 37 (sub 10-14); Netherlands 38 (sub 10-12); Portugal 2; Russian Federation 31; Russian Federation 32 (sub 13-17); Russian Federation 33 (sub 21-23); US 722; US 725 (sub 3); US 740; US 748 (sub 3-23);

¶302 » Discovery of evidence

¶303 » Estoppel/waiver

¶304 » Set-off/counterclaim

¶305 » Entry of judgment clause

¶306 » Period of limitation for enforcement

¶307 » Interest on award

¶401 » Conditions to be fulfilled by petitioner in general

¶402 » Original or copy arbitral award

¶403 » Original or copy arbitration agreement

¶404 » Authentication and certification

¶405 » “At the time of application”

¶406 » Translation (paragraph 2)

¶500 » Grounds for refusal of enforcement in general

¶500A » Residual power to enforce notwithstanding existence of ground for refusal

¶501 » Grounds are exhaustive

¶502 » No re-examination of the merits of the arbitral award

¶503 » Burden of proof on respondent

¶504 » Paragraph 1 - Ground a: Invalidity of the arbitration agreement - Agreement referred to in Art. II

¶505 » Incapacity of party

¶506 » Law applicable to the arbitration agreement

¶507 » Miscellaneous cases regarding the arbitration agreement

¶508 » Ground b: Violation of due process in general

¶509 » “Proper notice”

¶510 » Time limits and notice periods

¶511 » “Otherwise unable to present his case”

¶512 » Ground c: Excess by arbitrator of his authority - Excess of authority

¶512A » Partial enforcement (ultra petita)

¶513 » Ground d: Irregularity in the composition of the arbitral tribunal or arbitral procedure

¶514 » Ground e: Award not binding, suspended or set aside - "Binding"

¶515 » Merger of award into judgment

¶516 » “Set aside”

¶517 » “Suspended”

¶518 » Paragraph 2 - Distinction domestic–international public policy

¶519 » Ground a: Arbitrability

¶520 » Ground b: Public policy - Default of party

¶521 » Lack of impartiality of arbitrator

¶522 » Lack of reasons in award

¶523 » Irregularities in the arbitral procedure (see also Art. V(1)(b))

¶524 » Other cases

¶601 » Adjournment of decision on enforcement

¶701 » More-favourable-right provision in general

¶702 » Domestic law on enforcement of foreign award

¶703 » Bilateral and multilateral treaties in general

¶703(A) » Multilateral treaties

¶704 » European Convention of 1961

¶704(A) » Panama convention of 1975

¶704(B) » Bilateral treaties

¶704(C) » Rome treaty of 1958 and ec judgments convention of 1968/1988

¶705 » Relationship with Geneva Treaties of 1923 and 1927

¶911 » Article XI: Federal State Clause

¶914 » General reciprocity clause