US 663
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXIV (2009)
Jurisdiction
United States
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US 663. United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 27 March 2009
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101
Award made in the territory of another (Contracting) State (paragraphs 1 and 3 - first or "reciprocity" reservation)
The court discusses the determination and relevance of the place where the award was made (in a foreign State or another contracting State.
501
Grounds are exhaustive
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.
514
Ground e: Award not binding, suspended or set aside - "Binding"