UNITED STATES 59

02 - 07 - 1985

UNITED STATES 59

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XI (1986)
Jurisdiction United States
Summary

US 59. United States Supreme Court, 2 July 1985

Related topics
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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.

Scope of arbitration agreement
223

The court discusses whether a certain dispute could be settled by arbitration, and the law applicable to that determination.

Arbitrability (see also Art. V(2) sub ground a. "arbitrability", ¶519)
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
524

Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.

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