Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§290k–11 Arbitral awards; enforcement; full faith and credit; Federal Arbitration Act inapplicable; exclusiveness of district court jurisdiction
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXVI— - MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY › § 290k–11
Summary
Arbitration awards under Article 57 or Article 58 of the Convention become rights under a U.S. treaty. Money awards must be enforced and treated like final state-court judgments. The Federal Arbitration Act does not apply. U.S. district courts have sole authority to handle enforcement, no matter the dollar amount.
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Title 22, §290k–11
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(a)An award of an arbitral tribunal resolving a dispute arising under Article 57 or Article 58 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)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.
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The Federal Arbitration Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified generally to Title 9, Arbitration. Codification Section is based on section 414 of title IV of H.R. 3750, One Hundredth Congress, as introduced Dec. 11, 1987, and enacted into law by Pub. L. 100–202.
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22 U.S.C. § 290k–11
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73