Title 9, ArbitrationRelease 119-102
§204 Venue
Title 9 › CHAPTER 2 — CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS › § 204
Summary
Under §203, you can file the case in any federal court you could use if there were no arbitration clause, or in the court that covers the U.S. place named for arbitration.
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Title 9, §204
Arbitration, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An action or proceeding over which the district courts have jurisdiction pursuant to section 203 of this title may be brought in any such court in which save for the arbitration agreement an action or proceeding with respect to the controversy between the parties could be brought, or in such court for the district and division which embraces the place designated in the agreement as the place of arbitration if such place is within the United States.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. § 204
Title 9, Arbitration
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102