BRAZIL 12
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXV (2010)
Jurisdiction
Brazil
Excerpt
Excerpt decision BRAZIL 12
Summary
Brazil 12. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 19 August 2009
Related topics
301
Procedure for enforcement in general
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.
502
No re-examination of the merits of the arbitral award
The court discusses the principle that the merits of the award may not be reviewed and that the court may only carry out a limited review of the award to ascertain grounds for refusal.