Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§290k–11 Arbitral Awards; Enforcement; Full Faith and Credit; Federal Arbitration Act Inapplicable; Exclusiveness of District Court Jurisdiction

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XXVI— MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY › § 290k–11

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

An award by an arbitral tribunal that decides a dispute under Article 57 or Article 58 of the Convention creates a right under a U.S. treaty. Money obligations in such an award must be enforced and treated like a final state-court judgment. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1, et seq.) does not apply. U.S. district courts, including the courts listed in section 460 of title 28, have exclusive jurisdiction over these enforcement cases, no matter the 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

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Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60