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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¶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
| (): | Brazil 24; Brazil 25; Brazil 26; Colombia 7; France 51; Germany 141; Netherlands 42; Russian Federation 34; South Africa 5; Spain 72; |
| Volume II (1977): | Germany 5; |
| Volume VII (1982): | Italy 43 [sub 2 (separability)]; |
| Volume X (1985): | Italy 69 [sub 4-9 (concurrent court action)]; |
| Volume XI (1986): | Italy 83; |
| Volume XII (1987): | Switzerland 11 [sub 11-13 (non-signatory)]; |
| Volume XIV (1989): | Italy 99 [sub 4 (reference to arbitral institution generic) and 5 (Art. 2 Italian CCP inapplicable)]; |
| Volume XV (1990): | Austria 8 [sub 2-5 (ambiguous wording)]; Italy 102 [sub 5 (res judicata of decision on validity of arbitration clause)]; Italy 103 [sub 3-5 (ambiguous wording)]; US 100 [sub 8-13 (Algiers Accords are arbitration agreement in writing)]; US 92 [sub 4 (conflicting contracts)]; |
| Volume XX (1995): | US 182 [sub 3-16 (both general and specific arbitration clause in contract)]; |
| Volume XXI (1996): | Korea 3 [sub 6-8 (assignment of contract)]; Netherlands 19 [sub 9-13 (clause for religious arbitration)]; US 190 [sub 3-8 (mandatory IAAF arbitration)]; US 205 [sub 9-17 (non-signatory)]; US 206 [sub 5 and 8 (reference to standard conditions; |
| Volume XXII (1997): | Austria 11 [sub 5-6 (incorrect name of arbitral institution)]; US 214 [sub 2-10 (non-signatory)]; US 228 [sub 2-4 (non-signatory)]; |
| Volume XXIII (1998): | India 27 [sub 5 (arbitration clause in superseded contract)]; Russian Federation 8 [sub 14-15 (terms of reference do not substitute for arbitration agreement)]; US 239 [sub 4-7 (non-signatory)]; US 260 [sub 3-7 (clause in insurance policy (Louisiana))]; US 264 [sub 7-9 (non-signatory)]; |
| Volume XXIV (1999): | Kenya 1; Netherlands 25 [sub 6 (clause for FETAC arbitration, not successor CIETAC)]; UK 52 [sub 1-13 (clause for FETAC arbitration, not successor CIETAC)]; US 270; US 271 [sub 1-9 (Liverpool Cotton Association Rules and enforcement jurisdiction)]; US 282 [sub 10-11 (arbitrators orally modified arbitration clause)]; |
| Volume XXV (2000): | US 337; |
| Volume XXVI (2001): | Italy 155; US 355 [sub 9-15 (waiver by commencing court action)]; US 359 [sub 8-12 (membership USTAF and IAAF arbitration)]; US 361 [sub 20 (general reference)]; |
| Volume XXIX (2004): | Germany 60 [sub 28 (termination of arbitration agreement by failure to participate in arbitration)]; US 473 [sub 4-10 (list of arbitrators no longer kept by arbitral institution)]; |
| Volume XXX (2005): | Austria 13 [sub 20-26 (forgery)]; Germany 80 [sub 4 (general reference)]; India 40 [sub 5-17 (?agreement? in Art. V(1)(a) is arbitration agreement, not main agreement)]; Spain 42 [sub 9-10 (vague indication of parties; UK 68 [sub 6 (non-signatory)]; US 523; |
| Volume XXXI (2006): | Germany 88 [sub 5-7 (separability)]; Germany 90 [sub 10-19 (ambiguous wording; Italy 168 [sub 1-4 (ambiguous wording)]; UK 75 [sub 29-32 (transcription of illegible original wording)]; US 539 [sub 21-29 (separability)]; |
| Volume XXXII (2007): | Germany 102 [sub 3-7 (arbitral tribunal not predetermined)]; Italy 169 [sub 10 (non-signatory)]; Singapore 5 [sub 30-34 (non-signatory)]; UK 76 [sub 1-30 and 37 (non-signatory)]; US 595 [sub 2-10 (arbitration agreement not enforceable against liquidator)]; |
| Volume XXXIII (2008): | Argentina 1; Brazil 5 [sub 2-8 (submission agreement)]; Brazil 7; Brazil 8 [sub 1 and 3 (submission agreement)]; Brazil 9; France 46 (short-form arbitration clause); |
| Volume XXXIV (2009): | Malaysia 3 [sub 35-37 (non-signatory)]; UK 87 [sub 13-34 (non-signatory)]; US 668 [sub 2-8 (conflicting contracts)]; |
| Volume XXXV (2010): | Germany 132 [sub 18 (short-form arbitration clause)]; Germany 134 [sub 5-25 (no arbitration agreement]; Malaysia 4 [sub 29-32 (non-signatory)]; |
| Volume XXXVI (2011): | Australia 35 [sub 81-118 and 336-436 (non-signatory)]; Australia 36 [sub 12 and 43-64 (short-form arbitration clause)]; Netherlands 35 (sub 9-12 (applicable rules)]; UK 92 (non signatory); |
| Volume XXXVII (2012): | Australia 37; |
¶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