Title 9, ArbitrationRelease 119-102
§305 Relationship Between the Inter-american Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958
Title 9 › CHAPTER 3 — INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION › § 305
Summary
Decides which international arbitration treaty to use when both the Inter‑American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958 could apply, unless the parties agree otherwise. If most parties to the arbitration are citizens of Organization of American States members that ratified or joined the Inter‑American Convention, that convention applies; otherwise the 1958 Convention applies.
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Title 9, §305
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When the requirements for application of both the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, are met, determination as to which Convention applies shall, unless otherwise expressly agreed, be made as follows:
(1)If a majority of the parties to the arbitration agreement are citizens of a State or States that have ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention and are member States of the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Convention shall apply.
(2)In all other cases the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, shall apply.
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Section effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, with respect to the United States (Oct. 27, 1990), see section 3 of Pub. L. 101–369, set out as a note under section 301 of this title.
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9 U.S.C. § 305
Title 9, Arbitration
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102