2020 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 21A - Settlement of Investment Disputes
Sec. 1650a - Arbitration awards under the Convention
22 U.S.C. § 1650a (2020) |
§1650a. Arbitration awards under the Convention |
(a) Treaty rights; enforcement; full faith and credit; nonapplication of Federal Arbitration Act
An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pursuant to chapter IV of the convention shall create a right arising under a treaty of the United States. The pecuniary obligations imposed by such an award shall be enforced and shall be given the same full faith and credit as if the award were a final judgment of a court of general jurisdiction of one of the several States. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to enforcement of awards rendered pursuant to the convention. (b) Jurisdiction; amount in controversyThe district courts of the United States (including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions and proceedings under subsection (a) of this section, regardless of the amount in controversy. |
(Pub. L. 89–532, §3, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344.) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Chapter IV of the convention, referred to in subsec. (a), contains the Arbitration provisions of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States, providing in Section 1 (Art. 36) for Request for Arbitration, Section 2 (Arts. 37 to 40) for Constitution of the Tribunal, Section 3 (Arts. 41 to 47) for powers and functions of the tribunal, Section 4 (Arts. 48, 49) for The Award, Section 5 (Arts. 50 to 52) for interpretation, revision and annulment of the award, and Section 6 (Arts. 53 to 55) for recognition and enforcement of the award. The Federal Arbitration Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified generally to Title 9, Arbitration. |
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Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 21A - SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES Sec. 1650a - Arbitration awards under the Convention |
section 1650a |
2020 |
January 13, 2021 |
No |
standard |
80 Stat. 344 |
Public Law 89-532 |