Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards
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international treaty
multilateral convention
regional human rights and private international law instrument
The Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards is a regional treaty among American states that establishes rules for recognizing and enforcing civil and commercial court decisions and arbitral awards across national borders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards]
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A.
Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law rules governing negotiable instruments among member states of the Organization of American States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards is a regional treaty among American states that establishes rules for recognizing and enforcing civil and commercial court decisions and arbitral awards across national borders.
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A.
Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law rules governing negotiable instruments among member states of the Organization of American States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international treaty
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multilateral convention ⓘ regional human rights and private international law instrument ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote legal certainty in cross-border civil and commercial relations
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reduce obstacles to international trade and investment in the Americas ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
final arbitral awards in civil and commercial matters
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judgments ordering payment of money ⓘ judgments ordering specific performance ⓘ |
| contains |
grounds for refusal of recognition
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public policy exception ⓘ rules on legalization or authentication of judgments ⓘ rules on necessary documentation for recognition ⓘ |
| excludes |
administrative sanctions
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criminal judgments ⓘ tax judgments ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil procedure
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international commercial law ⓘ private international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
facilitates cross-border enforcement of arbitral awards
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facilitates cross-border enforcement of court decisions ⓘ facilitates cross-border recognition of arbitral awards ⓘ facilitates cross-border recognition of court decisions ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
international judicial cooperation
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mutual recognition of judgments ⓘ respect for foreign jurisdiction ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish rules for enforcement of foreign arbitral awards among American states
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to establish rules for enforcement of foreign judgments among American states ⓘ to establish rules for recognition of foreign arbitral awards among American states ⓘ to establish rules for recognition of foreign judgments among American states ⓘ |
| region | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory
NERFINISHED
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Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
competent jurisdiction of the rendering court
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due process guarantees in the original proceedings ⓘ final judgments for recognition ⓘ proper service of process on the defendant ⓘ |
| shortName | Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoringOrganization | Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
arbitral awards
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civil judgments ⓘ commercial judgments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards is a regional treaty among American states that establishes rules for recognizing and enforcing civil and commercial court decisions and arbitral awards across national borders.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards
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