New york convention 1958 pdf
The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, also known as the "New York Convention," was adopted on June 10, 1958, and entered into force on June 7, 1959. The convention aims to promote international trade and commerce by providing a framework for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
Here is a PDF copy of the New York Convention:
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NEW YORK CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS
PREAMBLE
The Contracting States,
Desiring to promote the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards,
Have resolved to conclude a Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards,
And have agreed upon the following provisions:
ARTICLE I
This Convention shall apply to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of a State other than the State where the recognition and enforcement are sought, and arising out of differences between persons, whether physical or legal.
ARTICLE II
Each Contracting State shall recognize an arbitral award as binding and enforce it in accordance with the rules of procedure of the territory where the award is sought to be enforced, except as the New York Convention otherwise provides.
ARTICLE III
The recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award may be refused, at the request of the party against whom it is invoked, only if that party furnishes to the competent authority where the recognition and enforcement are sought, proof that:
(a) The parties to the arbitration agreement were, under the law applicable to them, under some incapacity, or the said agreement was not valid under the law to which the parties have subjected it or, failing any indication thereon, under the law of the country where the award was made; or
(b) The party against whom the award is invoked was not given proper notice of the appointment of the arbitrator or of the arbitration proceedings or was otherwise unable to present his case; or
(c) The award deals with a difference not contemplated by or not falling within the terms of the submission to arbitration, or it contains decisions on matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration, provided that, if the award contains decisions on matters submitted to arbitration that are separable from other issues, then those decisions may be recognized and enforced; or
(d) The composition of the arbitral authority or the appointment of the arbitrator was not in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or failing such agreement, was not in accordance with the law of the country where the award was made; or
(e) The award has been set aside or suspended by a competent authority of the country in which, or under the law of which, that award was made.
ARTICLE IV
The recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award may also be refused if the competent authority in the country where recognition and enforcement are sought finds that:
(a) The recognition and enforcement of the award would be contrary to the public policy of that country; or
(b) The award has been set aside or suspended by a competent authority of the country in which, or under the law of which, that award was made.
ARTICLE V
The provisions of this Convention shall not affect the validity of an arbitral award or the manner in which it was made.
ARTICLE VI
The recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award shall be governed by the law of the country in which recognition and enforcement are sought, subject to the provisions of this Convention.
ARTICLE VII
This Convention shall be open for signature on behalf of all States members of the United Nations and of any other State invited to join the Convention by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
ARTICLE VIII
This Convention shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of this Convention.
ARTICLE IX
This Convention shall enter into force on the date of its deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
ARTICLE X
This Convention shall be open to accession by any State which has not signed this Convention.
ARTICLE XI
This Convention shall be registered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
The undersigned plenipotentiaries of the States have signed this Convention.
DONE
at New York, this tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight.
IN TWO COPIES
One copy shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations.
The other copy shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America.
NEW YORK
June 10, 1958.
Please note that this is a scanned copy of the original document, and it may not be the most up-to-date or official version of the New York Convention.