Title 9, ArbitrationRelease 119-102
§208 Application
Title 9 › CHAPTER 2 — CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS › § 208
Summary
Chapter 1 applies unless it conflicts with this chapter or the Convention the United States ratified; this chapter yields to Chapter 4.
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Title 9, §208
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Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this chapter to the extent that chapter is not in conflict with this chapter or the Convention as ratified by the United States. This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–90 substituted “Application” for “Chapter 1; residual application” in section catchline and inserted at end “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2022 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–90 applicable with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after Mar. 3, 2022, see section 3 of Pub. L. 117–90, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 401 of this title.
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. § 208
Title 9, Arbitration
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102