9 USC § 201 - Enforcement of Convention

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identifier: "/us/usc/t9/s201"
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title: "9 USC § 201 - Enforcement of Convention"
title_number: 9
title_name: "ARBITRATION"
section_number: "201"
section_name: "Enforcement of Convention"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)"
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# § 201. Enforcement of Convention

June 10, 1958

The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of , shall be enforced in United States courts in accordance with this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This Act [enacting this chapter] shall be effective upon the entry into force of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States.”

, , , provided that: 
 The Convention entered into force for the United States on .