The New York Convention A Commentary

Author: Reinmar Wolff
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781849461962
Published In: November 2012
Format: Hardback , 613 pages
Jurisdiction: International, U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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In a world characterised on the one hand by globalised trade and commerce, and on the other by deteriorating judicial services, arbitration has become the dispute resolution mechanism of choice in cross-border commercial transactions. International arbitration not only paves the way for parties to avoid state courts, it also facilitates the transnational enforceability of awards that are far more effective than the enforceability of state court judgments. The major instrument is the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) of 10 June 1958, which entered into force one year after. Since then the New York Convention has been ratified by 144 states, including all the important trading nations. For good reason the New York Convention is labelled the Magna Carta of international arbitration. The courts of any contracting state are required “to give effect to an agreement to arbitrate when seized of an action in a matter covered by an arbitration agreement and also to recognize and enforce awards made in other States, subject to specific limited exceptions” (UNCITRAL).

The 16 articles of the Convention are dealt with article-by-article, following a clear structure which swiftly guides the reader to the issue that he or she is engaged with.

Given the New York Convention's global relevance, it follows that potential users of the Convention are in need of guidance as to how to apply it. The primary readers of this book will be lawyers seeking (or defending against) recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards worldwide, state court judges applying the Convention in recognition proceedings, and in-house lawyers in large and/or multinational enterprises dealing with transnational dispute resolution.

Reinmar Wolff is Assistant Professor at the University of Marburg and a practising lawyer as well as an experienced arbitrator. The contributors are specialists in arbitration and related matters.

This commentary is an important in-put into the field of arbitration, because only a uniform interpretation of the provisions of the convention gives an adequate answer to whether there are grounds to refuse enforcement and recognition of a particular award… a great asset to students and young professionals involved in the field of international commercial arbitration and dealing with recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
Yaroslava Sorokhtey
Association for International Arbitration Newsletter, 'In Touch'
June 2013