UNITED STATES 227

29 - 05 - 1996

UNITED STATES 227

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXII (1997)
Jurisdiction United States
Summary

US 227. United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 29 May 1996

Related topics
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The court discusses the determination and relevance of the place where the award was made (in a foreign State or another contracting State.

Award made in the territory of another (Contracting) State (paragraphs 1 and 3 - first or "reciprocity" reservation)
104

The court discusses whether the Convention applies to domestic arbitration and to proceedings for the setting aside of domestic awards. 

Convention's applicability in other cases
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
514 Ground e: Award not binding, suspended or set aside - "Binding"
518

Public policy: The court discusses the meaning of (international as compared to domestic) public policy, generally defined as the basic notions of morality and justice of the enforcement State.

Paragraph 2 - Distinction domestic-international public policy
519

Public policy: The court discusses cases in which the subject matter of the award was not arbitrable in the enforcement State on public policy grounds.

Ground a: Arbitrability
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