When the requirements for application of both the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of , are met, determination as to which Convention applies shall, unless otherwise expressly agreed, be made as follows:
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.
In all other cases the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of , shall apply.
Pub. L. 101–369, § 1104 Stat. 449(Added , , .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 3 of Pub. L. 101–369section 301 of this titleSection effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of , with respect to the United States (), see , set out as a note under .