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

¶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"

():	Colombia 6; Colombia 7; Netherlands 43; Spain 72; US 757;
Volume I (1976):	France 1; Greece 1 (sub 4); Greece 4;
Volume II (1977):	France 2; Germany 3; India 2;
Volume III (1978):	Italy 18 (sub 2-3);
Volume IV (1979):	Italy 21 (sub 9); Italy 22 (sub 7); Italy 27 (sub 1); Italy 29 (sub 6); Italy 33 (sub II); Mexico 1 (sub 5); Netherlands 3 (sub 1 and 3-4); Netherlands 4 (sub 2-3 and 5); US 24 (sub 1);
Volume V (1980):	Italy 34 (sub 5);
Volume VI (1981):	Germany 22 (sub 2); Italy 40 (sub 2); Sweden 1 (sub III.3);
Volume VII (1982):	Germany 23 (sub 8); Germany 24 (sub 4); US 39 (sub 6);
Volume VIII (1983):	Germany 25 (sub 5); Italy 50 (sub 2); Netherlands 8 (sub 6);
Volume IX (1984):	Italy 59 (sub 7); Switzerland 7 (sub 2-12);
Volume X (1985):	Germany 27 (sub 3); Italy 72 (sub 7); Netherlands 10 (sub 6-7);
Volume XI (1986):	France 8 (sub 42-47); Netherlands 12 (sub 5 and 7-8); Spain 9 (sub 2); Switzerland 9 (sub 2 and 7); UK 20 (sub 6-10); US 61 (sub 11);
Volume XII (1987):	Switzerland 15 (sub 13);
Volume XIII (1988):	India 12 (sub 35-43); US 79 (sub 14);
Volume XIV (1989):	Spain 17;
Volume XV (1990):	Germany 33 (sub 2); India 18 (sub 1-15);
Volume XVI (1991):	India 19 (sub 36-45); US 105 (sub 6-15);
Volume XVII (1992):	Germany 38 (sub 2); PR CHINA 1 (sub 2); US 122 (sub 1-4);
Volume XVIII (1993):	Hong Kong 4 (sub 12-18); Italy 122 (sub 1-11); US 143 (sub 3);
Volume XIX (1994):	Italy 125; Italy 126 (sub 2-10);
Volume XX (1995):	Australia 11 (sub 22); Colombia 2 (sub 14 c-e);
Volume XXI (1996):	Germany 44 (sub 22); Spain 26 (sub 2); Spain 27 (sub 2);
Volume XXII (1997):	Belgium 10 (sub 6-13, 34, 43 and 46-57); Kuwait 1 (sub 1 and 6-7); Switzerland 28 (sub 17-18); US 223 (sub 6-10); US 227 (sub 8);
Volume XXIII (1998):	France 28 (sub 1-7);
Volume XXIV (1999):	Australia 15 (sub 31-34); Belgium 11 (sub 3-10 and 16-20); Iran-us Claims Tribunal 1 (sub 69); Luxembourg 2 (sub 22); US 280 (sub 9);
Volume XXV (2000):	Bulgaria 1 (sub 8-9 and 14-15); Germany 51 (sub 4); US 325 (sub 36-39); US 334 (sub 9-12); US 338 (sub 3-14);
Volume XXVII (2002):	US 392 (sub 16-18);
Volume XXVIII (2003):	Singapore 4 (sub 2-4); US 430 (sub 6-20);
Volume XXIX (2004):	Germany 68 (sub 7); Hong Kong 18 (sub 3-16); Switzerland 37 (sub 32-36); Switzerland 38 (sub 7-10); US 471 (sub 46-47);
Volume XXX (2005):	Germany 78 (sub 2); Spain 40 (sub 19);
Volume XXXI (2006):	Israel 1; Spain 46 (sub 9-13);
Volume XXXII (2007):	Germany 96 (sub 9); Germany 99 (sub 6-8); Italy 171 (sub 4); Switzerland 39 (sub 1-4, 7, 10-13 and 15-16); US 583 (sub 11-14);
Volume XXXIII (2008):	Brazil 8 (sub 1 and 4); Chile 1 (sub 5-7);
Volume XXXIV (2009):	Germany 119 (sub 6); Germany 122 (sub 3-4); Germany 124 (sub 8); Switzerland 40 (sub 5-9); US 663 (sub 9-10);
Volume XXXV (2010):	Argentina 3 (sub 1-9); Canada 31 (sub 48); Germany 133 (sub 4); Spain 65 (sub 14-25); US 693; US 697 (sub 3) ;
Volume XXXVI (2011):	Netherlands 35 (sub 18); Netherlands 37 (sub 2-9); Russian Federation 30; UK 93 (sub 11-26); Ukraine 1 (sub 9-10, 12 and 38-41);

¶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