Title 9 — ArbitrationRelease 119-73
§207 Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; proceeding
Title 9 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS › § 207
Summary
A party has three years after a Convention award to ask a court with jurisdiction to confirm it. The court must confirm the award unless the Convention allows a reason to refuse or delay.
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Title 9, §207
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Within three years after an arbitral award falling under the Convention is made, any party to the arbitration may apply to any court having jurisdiction under this chapter for an order confirming the award as against any other party to the arbitration. The court shall confirm the award unless it finds one of the grounds for refusal or deferral of recognition or enforcement of the award specified in the said Convention.
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Effective Date
Section effective upon the entry into force of the Convention on Recognition and
Enforcement
of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States (Dec. 29, 1970), see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–368, set out as a note under section 201 of this title.
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Citation
9 U.S.C. § 207
Title 9 — Arbitration
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73