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20 - 11 - 1991

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Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XVIII (1993)
Jurisdiction Canada
Summary

Canada 5. Federal Court of Appeal, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 20 November 1991

Related topics
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The court discusses aspects relating to the implementation of the Convention in a Contracting State: the self-executing nature of the Convention v. the requirement of implementing legislation; the lack of implementing legislation; legislation that diverges from the text of the Convention or is defective under national law. Also, the domestic requirement that a State be included in an official list (“gazetted”) to ascertain reciprocity.

Implementing legislation
306

The court discusses the applicable period of limitation for seeking enforcement of an award.

Period of limitation for enforcement
512 Ground c: Excess by arbitrator of his authority - Excess of authority
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