US 287

29 - 07 - 1999

US 287

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXIVa (1999)
Jurisdiction United States
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Summary

US 287. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 29 July 1999

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The court discusses general questions relating to the interpretation of the Convention as an international treaty, also in respect of the methods of interpretation laid down in the 1969 Vienna Convention; the relationship between the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law and Recommendation 2006. 

Interpretation of the Convention
205

The court discusses the first alternative requirement of Art. II(2) that the arbitral award is “signed by the parties”.

Signatures
208

The court discusses arbitration agreements contained in a sales and purchase confirmation and whether a tacit acceptance thereof is sufficient.

Sales or purchase confirmation
214-216 Field of application
US 287