UNITED STATES 732
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXVI (2011)
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United States
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Full text decision UNITED STATES 732
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US 732. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 25 February 2011
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Arbitral award not considered as domestic (paragraph 1)
The court discusses which awards are considered non-domestic even if rendered in the State of enforcement (international element, lex mercatoria).
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Paragraph 2 - Distinction domestic-international public policy
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.
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Other cases
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.