UNITED STATES 832 A

United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 13 February 2015 

(Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd. et al. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

13 - 02 - 2015

UNITED STATES 832 A

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See also United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 4 March 2015

(Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd. et al. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

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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
500

The court discusses the overall scheme and/or pro-enforcement bias of the Convention.

 Grounds for refusal of 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
703(A) Multilateral treaties
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