Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§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 Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

An arbitration award under Article 57 or 58 of the Convention creates a right under a U.S. treaty. Any money the award requires must be enforced and given the same legal weight as a final judgment from a state trial court. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1, et seq.) does not apply to enforcing these awards. Only U.S. district courts, including those listed in 28 U.S.C. 460, can decide cases to enforce them, no matter how much money is at stake.

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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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102