UNITED STATES 853
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLI (2016)
Jurisdiction
United States
Summary
US 853. Richard Vento v. Duane Crithfield et al., United States District Court, District of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas and St. John, Civil No. 2009-174, 30 September 2015
Related topics
102
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).
301
Procedure for enforcement in general
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.
404
Authentication and certification
The court discusses issues relating to the manner of authentication and certification of the award and/or arbitration agreement.