§ 1650a. — Arbitration awards under the Convention.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1650a]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 21A--SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES
Sec. 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 controversy
The 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, Sec. 3, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344.)
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.
