UNITED STATES 910

27 - 12 - 2016

UNITED STATES 910

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLII (2017)
Jurisdiction United States
Summary

US 910. Enron Nigeria Power Holding, Ltd. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 15-7121, 27 December 2016

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The court discusses the conditions under which a party may be estopped from raising a ground for refusal of enforcement under the Convention or has waived the right to raise it.

Estoppel/waiver
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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
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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