Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration
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The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration is a regional treaty adopted within the Americas that establishes uniform rules for recognizing and enforcing international commercial arbitration agreements and awards among member states.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international commercial arbitration treaty
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international convention ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Panama City, Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1975-01-30 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Panama Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | commercial disputes of an international character ⓘ |
| articleIncludes |
provisions on recognition and enforcement of awards
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provisions on the appointment of arbitrators ⓘ provisions on the arbitral procedure ⓘ provisions on the validity of arbitration agreements ⓘ |
| category | OAS treaty ⓘ |
| concludedIn | Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositary | General Secretariat of the Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encourages | use of arbitration as an alternative to litigation in international commercial disputes ⓘ |
| focus | cross-border commercial transactions ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | states of the Americas that are members of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| governs |
enforcement of international commercial arbitral awards
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recognition of international commercial arbitration agreements ⓘ |
| harmonizes | rules on international commercial arbitration among American states ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in contracting states
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recognition of foreign arbitral awards in contracting states ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national arbitration laws of member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalArea |
international economic law
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private international law ⓘ |
| limits | grounds for refusing recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards ⓘ |
| openedForSignature | 1975-01-30 ⓘ |
| provides | procedural framework for international commercial arbitration in the Americas ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish uniform rules for international commercial arbitration in the Americas
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to facilitate recognition and enforcement of international commercial arbitration agreements and awards ⓘ |
| region | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
contracting states to recognize arbitral awards as binding
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contracting states to recognize arbitration agreements in writing ⓘ |
| scope |
applies to arbitral awards made in the territory of a state party
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applies when parties have agreed to submit disputes to arbitration ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
arbitration agreements
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international commercial arbitration ⓘ recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards ⓘ |
| typeOfArbitration | commercial arbitration ⓘ |
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Treaties of the Organization of American States
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