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"

¶515 » Merger of award into judgment

¶516 » “Set aside”

¶517 » “Suspended”

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

():	Colombia 7; Colombia 8; Greece 22; Israel 6; Malaysia 5; Switzerland 45; US 757;
Volume I (1976):	US 3 (sub 3-4 and 7);
Volume II (1977):	Germany 11; US 8; US 9;
Volume III (1978):	Italy 16 (sub 2); Italy 18 (sub 4B);
Volume IV (1979):	Italy 29 (sub 7b); Mexico 1 (sub 3); Mexico 2 (sub 2); Switzerland 5 (sub 6); Switzerland 6 (sub 2);
Volume V (1980):	Belgium 2 (sub 1);
Volume VIII (1983):	Italy 51 (sub 6); Italy 53 (sub 3); Spain 2 (sub 2 and 5);
Volume IX (1984):	France 6 (sub 2, 5 and 11-12); Italy 58 (sub 2); Italy 60 (sub 2); Italy 64 (sub 6); US 49 (sub 5);
Volume X (1985):	Austria 7 (sub 2); US 56 (sub 11-14 and 22-27); US 57 (sub 5-10); US 58 (sub 7-8 and 15);
Volume XI (1986):	France 8 (sub 13); India 11 (sub 10-11); Italy 81 (sub 3); Spain 9 (sub 3); Switzerland 10 (sub 3); US 59 (sub 8-11, 18-19 and 21-22); US 61 (sub 3); US 62 (sub 6); US 65 (sub 6);
Volume XII (1987):	Germany 30 (sub 2-3); US 71 (sub 3-6);
Volume XIII (1988):	US 74 (sub 9-15); US 76 (sub 17-19 and 29-33);
Volume XIV (1989):	Germany 32 (sub 7); Greece 7 (sub 1);
Volume XV (1990):	India 18 (sub 38-41); Tunisia 2; US 88 (sub 8-9); US 92 (sub 8); US 97 (sub 21);
Volume XVI (1991):	Germany 35 (sub 19); India 19 (sub 27); US 110 (sub 21-27); US 111 (sub 4-5);
Volume XVII (1992):	Germany 36 (sub 5-7); Germany 38 (sub 3-7); Germany 40 (sub 2-3);
Volume XVIII (1993):	US 125 (sub 7);
Volume XIX (1994):	Hong Kong 6 (sub 51-53); Hong Kong 7 (sub 6-13);
Volume XX (1995):	India 22 (sub 18-39); Switzerland 23 (sub 2-6); US 160 (sub 15-22); US 161 (sub 9); US 162 (sub 6);
Volume XXI (1996):	Germany 43 (sub 1); Korea 3 (sub 9); Luxembourg 1 (sub 10, 15, 22 and 25); Morocco 1 (sub 5); US 196 (sub 5-13);
Volume XXII (1997):	France 25 (sub 5-10); Italy 143 (sub 4-6); Switzerland 28 (sub 22-23); US 222 (sub 8); US 223 (sub 14-15); US 227 (sub 3); US 230 (sub 17-18);
Volume XXIII (1998):	Hong Kong 12 (sub 24-38); Switzerland 30 (sub 16-19); Switzerland 31 (sub 20); UK 49 (sub 4-6 and 10); US 264 (sub 3 and 5);
Volume XXIV (1999):	Hong Kong 15 (sub 57-60, 67, 81 and 83-87); Kenya 1; Luxembourg 2 (sub 8 and 13); US 271 (sub 15); US 273 (sub 13); US 280 (sub 10);
Volume XXV (2000):	Germany 50 (sub 8); US 310 (sub 6); US 318 (sub 5); US 322;
Volume XXVI (2001):	UK 58; US 340; US 359 (sub 18); US 361 (sub 19);
Volume XXVII (2002):	India 38 (sub 14-18); Japan 8 (sub 9-11); Spain 35 (sub 6); US 387 (sub 61); US 391 (sub 11);
Volume XXVIII (2003):	Hong Kong 17 (sub 81-91); India 39 (sub 19-29); US 415 (sub 15-17); US 420; US 422 (sub 5-8); US 427 (sub 7-13);
Volume XXIX (2004):	Germany 55 (sub 18); Germany 58 (sub 24); Germany 59 (sub 5); Germany 60 (sub 7-8 and 42); Germany 61 (sub 6); Germany 71 (sub 6-7 and 11); Switzerland 38 (sub 13); US 472 (sub 7-8); US 482 (sub 50);
Volume XXX (2005):	Austria 13 (sub 15-17); Canada 19 (sub 22); Germany 80 (sub 5); Germany 82 (sub 12); Ireland 1; Spain 40 (sub 13); US 489; US 501 (sub 2);
Volume XXXI (2006):	Germany 84 (sub 24-27); Germany 85 (sub 22-23); Germany 88 (sub 17); Germany 95 (sub 10); Israel 1; Spain 46 (sub 15); UK 70 (sub 6 and 14-16);
Volume XXXII (2007):	Austria 16 (sub 21); Brazil 2; Germany 98 (sub 6 and 11); Germany 99 (sub 9-14); Portugal 1; Singapore 5 (sub 45-46); Spain 47 (sub 10-12); Spain 48 (sub 9); Spain 49 (sub 17); Spain 50 (sub 6-7, 13 and 18-19); Spain 51 (sub 15); Spain 56 (sub 21-24 and 31); Spain 58 (sub 13); Spain 59 (sub 9-10); Spain 60 (sub 12); US 583 (sub 4-10); US 590 (sub 10);
Volume XXXIII (2008):	Brazil 5 (sub 11); Canada 23 (sub 27); Canada 25 (sub 8); France 44 (sub 6); France 47; Germany 108 (sub 7); Germany 111 (sub 5 and 8); Germany 112 (sub 23); Germany 113 (sub 7); Greece 18 (sub 11-12); Hong Kong 20 (sub 1); Peru 2; Russian Federation 19; Russian Federation 20 (sub 9-10); US 630 (sub 44);
Volume XXXIV (2009):	Canada 26 (sub 7-38, 48-52 and 57);
Volume XXXV (2010):	India 45 (sub 15-17); Italy 181 (sub 9-13); Singapore 10 (sub 12-17); Spain 65 (sub 38); US 682 (sub 26); US 688 (sub 13-17);
Volume XXXVI (2011):	Greece 21 (sub 2-3 and 9); India 46 (sub 21 and 27); Netherlands 35 (sub 15-17); Singapore 11 (sub 23-25); Switzerland 41 (sub 19); Switzerland 42 (sub 17); Ukraine 1 (sub 11 and 43); US 719 (sub 4-8); US 728 (sub 22-24 and 45); US 730 (sub 19); US 731; US 732; US 738;

¶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