UNITED STATES 155
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Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XIX (1994)
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US 155. United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 16 March 1993
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Scope of arbitration agreement
The court discusses whether the dispute falls within the wording of the arbitration agreement; and whether claims in tort fall within the scope of the agreement.
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Law applicable to "Null and void", etc. (for formal validity and applicable law, see Art. II, ¶204)
The court discusses which law – lex fori, lex contractus, law of the State where the award will be made – applies specifically to determining whether an agreement to arbitrate is “null and void etc.“, and, by extension, which law applies to determining the validity of arbitration agreements.
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Pre-award attachment and other provisional measures
Related court proceedings: The court discusses whether provisional measures, such as the pre-award attachment of assets, are compatible with the Convention.