New York Convention

New York Conference 1958: Session Records and Proposed Amendments

Session Records

1

E/CONF.26/SR.1

1 st meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.1 - Opening of the Conference, adoption of the agenda, adoption of the rules of procedure]

2

E/CONF.26/SR.2

2 nd meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.2 - Adoption of the rules of procedure (continued), consideration of the draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add. 1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2. 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4)]

3

E/CONF.26/SR.3

3 rd meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.3 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Ad.1, 26/4, 26/7]

4

E/CONF.26/SR.4

4 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.4 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/2, E/CONF.26/3 and Add.1, E/CONF.26/7]

5

E/CONF.26/SR.5

5 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.5 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6 and L.9]

6

E/CONF.26/SR.6

6 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.6 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6 to L.12]

7

E/CONF.26/SR.7

7 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.7 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6 to 13]

8

E/CONF.26/SR.8

8 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.8 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/L.10]

9

E/CONF.26/SR.9

9 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.9 - E/2704 and Corr. 1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.7, L.8, L.12. L.14, L.16]

10

E/CONF.26/SR.10

10 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.10 -E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/2, E/COPNF.26/L.11 and L.21]

11

E/CONF.26/SR.11

11 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.11 - E/2704/Rev.1, E/2822 and Add.1-6, E/CONF.26/2, 6/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.6-L.31]

12

E/CONF.26/SR.12

12 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.12 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/7, E/CONF.26/L.8 and Corr.1, L.15/Rev.1, L.16, L.19, L.22, L.31 to L.34]

13

E/CONF.26/SR.13

13 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.13 - E/2704 and Corr. 1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.8 and Corr.1, L.15/Rev.1, L.16, L.17, L.22 to L.25, L.30 to L.36]

14

E/CONF.26/SR.14

14 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.14 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822, E/CONF.26/L.17, L.31, L.33/Rev.1, L.34. L.38 and L.40]

15

E/CONF.26/SR.15

15 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.15 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 3 and Add.1, 4, 7, E/CONF.26/L.7, L.12, L.14, L.26 to L.29, L.41, L.42]

16

E/CONF.26/SR.16

16 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.16 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add. 1-6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.10/Rev.1, L.12, L.13, L.41, L.42]

17

E/CONF.26/SR.17

17 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.17 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/CONF.26/L.31, L.37/Rev.1, L.43 and L.45]

18

E/CONF.26/SR.18

18 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.18 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.23, L.44]

19

E/CONF.26/SR.19

19 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.19 - E/2704 and Corr.1 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 26/3 and Add.1, 26/4, 26/7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.28 and L.44]

20

E/CONF.26/SR.20

20 th meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR20 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6,, E/CONF.26/2, E/CONF.26/3 and Add.1, E/CONF.26/4, E/CONF.26/7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.28, L.49 and L.52]

21

E/CONF.26/SR.21

21 st meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR.21 - E/2704 and Corr.1, E/2822 and Add.1 to 6, E/CONF.26/2, 3 and Add.1, E/CONF.26/4, 7, E/CONF.26/L.16, L.28, L.49, L.52, L.55, L.56]

22

E/CONF.26/SR.22

22 nd meeting [ E/CONF.26/SR22 - E/CONF.26/4 and 26/6, E/CONF.26/L.60]

23

E/CONF.26/SR.23

23 rd meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.23 - E/CONF.26/L.60; Adoption and signature of the Final Act and Convention (E/CONF.26/8, 9, E/CONF.26/L.28, L.49, L.58, L.61)]

24

E/CONF.26/SR.24

24 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.24 - Adoption and signature of the Final Act and Convention (E/CONF.26/8 and 9, E/CONF.26/L.63), Report of the Credentials Committee (E/CONF.26/10)]

25

E/CONF.26/SR.25

25 th meeting [E/CONF.26/SR.25 - Signature of the Final Act and the Convention; Completion of work]

 

Proposed Amendments

 

1

E/CONF.26/L.1

E/CONF.26/L.1 - Amendment to E/CONF.26/5 as Adopted at the first Plenary Meeting

2

E/CONF.26/L.2

E/CONF.26/L.2 - Amendments proposed by the United States of America to E/CONF.26/6

3

E/CONF.26/L.3

E/CONF.26/L.3 - Amendments proposed by the Philippines to E/CONF.26/5

4

E/CONF.26/L.4

E/CONF.26/L.4 - Amendment proposed by Israel to E/CONF.26/5

5

E/CONF.26/L.5

E/CONF.26/L.5 - Argentina: Draft amendment to document E/CONF.26/5, as amended by E/CONF.26/L.2

6

E/CONF.26/L.6

E/CONF.26/L.6 - Austria, Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland: amendment to Article 1

7

E/CONF.26/L.7

E/CONF.26/L.7 - United Kingdom: amendment to Article 1

8

E/CONF.26/L.8

E/CONF.26/L.8 - Sweden: amendments to Articles 3, 4 and suggestion of additional articles

9

E/CONF.26/L.8/Corr.1

E/CONF.26/L.8/Corr.1 - Sweden: amendment to Article 1

10

E/CONF.26/L.9

E/CONF.26/L.9 - Turkey: amendment to Article 1

11

E/CONF.26/L.9/Rev.1

E/CONF.26/L.9/Rev.1 - Turkey: amendment to Article 1

12

E/CONF.26/L.10

E/CONF.26/L.10 - Czechoslovakia: amendment to Article 1

13

E/CONF.26/L.10/Rev.1

E/CONF.26/L.10/Rev.1 - Belgium, Czechoslovakia, United Kingdom: additional provisions to be included in the draft Convention

14

E/CONF.26/L.11

E/CONF.26/L.11 - United Kingdom: amendment to Article 2

15

E/CONF.26/L.12

E/CONF.26/L.12 - Yugoslavia: amendment to Article 1

16

E/CONF.26/L.13

E/CONF.26/L.13 - Italy: amendment to Article 1

17

E/CONF.26/L.14

E/CONF.26/L.14 - Ceylon: amendment to Article 1

18

E/CONF.26/L.15

E/CONF.26/L.15 - Japan: amendments to Articles 2, 4

19

E/CONF.26/L.15/Rev.1

E/CONF.26/L.15/Rev.1 - Japan: amendments to Articles 2, 4

20

E/CONF.26/L.16

E/CONF.26/L.16 - Pakistan: amendments to Articles 1, 3, 4, 6, 12 and suggestion of an additional Article

21

E/CONF.26/L.17

E/CONF.26/L.17 - Netherlands: amendments to Articles 3, 4, 5

22

E/CONF.26/L.18

E/CONF.26/L.18 - Israel: proposed definition of the words "arbitral award"

23

E/CONF.26/L.19

E/CONF.26/L.19 - Federal Republic of Germany: amendment to the Swedish proposal for inclusion of a new Article (E/CONF.26/L.8, paragraph 1)

24

E/CONF.26/L.20

E/CONF.26/L.20 - Japan: amendments to Swedish proposal for a new Article (E/CONF.26/L.8)

25

E/CONF.26/L.21

E/CONF.26/L.21 - Israel: proposed amendment to the United Kingdom amendment to Article 2 (E/CONF.26/L.11)

26

E/CONF.26/L.22

E/CONF.26/L.22 - United Kingdom: amendment to Article 3

27

E/CONF.26/L.23

E/CONF.26/L.23 - United Kingdom: amendments to all Articles from Article 3 onwards

28

E/CONF.26/L.24

E/CONF.26/L.24 - United Kingdom: proposed amendment to Article 4

29

E/CONF.26/L.25

E/CONF.26/L.25 - Austria: proposed amendment to Article 3

30

E/CONF.26/L.26

E/CONF.26/L.26 - Austria: proposed amendment to Article 1

31

E/CONF.26/L.27

E/CONF.26/L.27 - Norway: amendments to the draft Convention

32

E/CONF.26/L.28

E/CONF.26/L.28 - Norway: proposed amendment to the draft Convention

33

E/CONF.26/L.29

E/CONF.26/L.29 - Yugoslavia: amendment to Article 1

34

E/CONF.26/L.29/Corr.1

E/CONF.26/L.29/Corr.1 - Yugoslavia: amendment to Article 1

35

E/CONF.26/L.30

E/CONF.26/L.30 - Switzerland: amendment to Article 3 as amended by the Netherlands amendment (E/CONF.26/L.17)

36

E/CONF.26/L.31

E/CONF.26/L.31 - Israel: amendments to amendments as proposed by the Netherlands (E/CONF.26/L.17)

37

E/CONF.26/L.32

E/CONF.26/.L.32 - France: Amendment to Article 4 as proposed by the Netherlands (E/CONF.26/L.17)

38

E/CONF.26/L.33

E/CONF.26/L.33 - Amendments proposed by the Netherlands, Sweden, the Committee, France, Pakistan and Israel

39

E/CONF.26/L.33/Rev.1

E/CONF.26/L.33/Rev.1

40

E/CONF.26/L.34

E/CONF.26/L.34 - Federal Republic of Germany: amendments to Articles 3, 4, 5  

41

E/CONF.26/L.35

E/CONF.26/L.35 - Yugoslavia: amendment to articles 3, 4

42

E/CONF.26/L.36

E/CONF.26/L.36 - Amendment to Article 2

43

E/CONF.26/L.37

E/CONF.26/L.37 - Brazil: amendment to article 3

44

E/CONF.26/L.37/Rev.1

E/CONF.26/L.37/Rev.1 - Brazil: amendment to article 4 of the text prepared by Working Party III (E/CONF.26/L.43)

45

E/CONF.26/L.38

E/CONF.26/L.38 - Italy: amendment to the Netherlands amendment (E/CONF.26/L.17) to article 4

46

E/CONF.26/L.39

E/CONF.26/L.39 - Yugoslavia: amendment to the Netherlands amendment to article 4 (E/CONF.26/L.17)

47

E/CONF.26/L.40

E/CONF.26/L.40 - France, Federal Republic of Germany and Netherlands: amendment to articles 3, 4 and 5

48

E/CONF.26/L.41

E/CONF.26/L.41 - Italy: amendment to article 1

49

E/CONF.26/L.42

E/CONF.26/L.42 - Report on Article 1, paragraph 1 and Article 2 of the draft Convention (E/2704 and Corr.1)

50

E/CONF.26/L.42/Corr.1

E/CONF.26/L.42/Corr.1 - Report on Article 1, paragraph 1 and article I2 of the draft Convention (E/2704 and Corr.1)

51

E/CONF.26/L.43

E/CONF.26/L.43

52

E/CONF.26/L.44

E/CONF.26/L.44 - Belgium: amendment to article 6

53

E/CONF.26/L.45

E/CONF.26/L.45 - Yugoslavia: amendment to article 4 of the draft Convention proposed by the Working Party (E/CONF.26/L.43)

54

E/CONF.26/L.46

E/CONF.26/L.46 - Text of Article 1, paragraph 1, as adopted by the Conference at its 16 th meeting

55

E/CONF.26/L.47

E/CONF.26/L.47 - Text of Article 2 as adopted by the Conference at its 16 th meeting

56

E/CONF.26/L.48

E/CONF.26/L.48 - Text of Articles 3, 4 and 5 as adopted by the Conference at its 17 th meeting

57

E/CONF.26/L.49

E/CONF.26/L.49 - Report of Working Party No. 1 on Reservations

58

E/CONF.26/L.50

E/CONF.26/L.50 - Text of Article 6 as adopted by the Conference at its 18 th meeting

59

E/CONF.26/L.51

E/CONF.26/L.51 - Text of Article 7 as adopted by the Conference at its 19 th meeting

60

E/CONF.26/L.52

E/CONF.26/L.52  

61

E/CONF.26/L.53

E/CONF.26/L.53 - Sweden: Proposal for an Article 4 in the Additional Protocol

62

E/CONF.26/L.54

E/CONF.26/L.54 - Netherlands: Amendment to proposal made by Working Party No. 2 (E/CONF.26/L.52)

63

E/CONF.26/L.55

E/CONF.26/L.55 - Yugoslavia: Amendment to article 9 (E/2704 and Corr.1)  

64

E/CONF.26/L.56

E/CONF.26/L.56 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: amendment to Article 13 (E/2704))

65

E/CONF.26/L.57

E/CONF.26/L.57 - Texts of Articles 8 to 15 as adopted by the Conference at its 20 th and 21 st meetings

66

E/CONF.26/L.58

E/CONF.26/L.58 - Text of Article 1, paragraph 2, as adopted by the Conference at its 21 st meeting

67

E/CONF.26/L.59

E/CONF.26/L.59 - Text of new article to be include in the Convention, adopted by the Conference at its 21 st meeting

68

E/CONF.26/L.60

E/CONF.26/L.60 - Consideration of other measures for increasing the effectiveness of arbitration in the settlement of private law disputes: Report of the Committee on Other Measures

69

E/CONF.26/L.61

E/CONF.26/L.61 - Text of the Convention as provisionally approved by the Drafting Committee on 6 June 1958

70

E/CONF.26/L.62

E/CONF.26/L.62

71

E/CONF.26/L.63

E/CONF.26/L.63 - Consideration of the draft Convention: New text of Articles 1 (3), 5 (1)(a), (b) and (e) adopted by the Conference at its 23 rd meeting