US 994

United States District Court, District of Columbia, 
6 March 2019
Konoike Construction Co. Ltd. v. Ministry of Works, Tanzania, et al.

06 - 03 - 2019

US 994

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US No. 994. Konoike Construction Co. Ltd. (Japan) v. Ministry of Works, Tanzania, et al. (Tanzania), United States District Court, District of Columbia, Case No. 1:17-cv-01986, 6 March 2019

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The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.

Procedure for enforcement in general
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The court discusses questions relating to the general approach taken by the Convention to the grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement, including its pro-enforcement bias, as well as the system of the Convention, under which recognition and enforcement may only be denied on seven listed grounds and the petitioner has only the obligations set out in Art. IV.

Grounds are exhaustive
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Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.

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