COLOMBIA 3 A

Corte Suprema de Justicia, 26 January 1999

(Merck & Co., Merck Frosst Canada Inc., Frosst Laboratories Inc. v. Tecnoquímicas SA)

26 - 01 - 1999

COLOMBIA 3 A

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXVI (2001)

Jurisdiction Colombia

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See also Corte Suprema de Justicia, 1 March 1999 (Merck & Co., Merck Frosst Canada Inc., Frosst Laboratories Inc. v. Tecnoquímicas SA) COLOMBIA 3 B

Related topics

102

The court discusses which awards are considered non-domestic even if rendered in the State of enforcement (international element, lex mercatoria).

Arbitral award not considered as domestic (paragraph 1)

110

The court discusses the definition of “arbitral award”, and the application of the Convention to the various types of award, including awards on specific performance, awards enjoining a party from certain conduct, declaratory awards, etc. Also, whether preliminary, partial, interim, interlocutory awards, and awards by consent can be enforced under the Convention.

Arbitral award: types

301

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.

Procedure for enforcement in general

513 Ground d: Irregularity in the composition of the arbitral tribunal or arbitral procedure

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