UNITED STATES 826

04 - 11 - 2014

UNITED STATES 826

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XL (2015)
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US 826. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 4 November 2014

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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
502

The court discusses the principle that the merits of the award may not be reviewed and that the court may only carry out a limited review of the award to ascertain grounds for refusal.

No re-examination of the merits of the arbitral award
508 Ground b: Violation of due process in general
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
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