Title 9 — Arbitration
31 sections across 3 chapters.
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Ch. 1 — “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined 16 sections
- § 1 “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title
- § 2 Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate
- § 3 Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration
- § 4 Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination
- § 5 Appointment of arbitrators or umpire
- § 6 Application heard as motion
- § 7 Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
- § 8 Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property
- § 9 Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure
- § 10 Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
- § 11 Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
- § 12 Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings
- § 13 Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement
- § 14 Contracts not affected
- § 15 Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
- § 16 Appeals
Ch. 2 — Enforcement of Convention 8 sections
- § 201 Enforcement of Convention
- § 202 Agreement or award falling under the Convention
- § 203 Jurisdiction; amount in controversy
- § 204 Venue
- § 205 Removal of cases from State courts
- § 206 Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators
- § 207 Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; proceeding
- § 208 Chapter 1; residual application
Ch. 3 — Enforcement of Convention 7 sections
- § 301 Enforcement of Convention
- § 302 Incorporation by reference
- § 303 Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale
- § 304 Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity
- § 305 Relationship between the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958
- § 306 Applicable rules of Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission
- § 307 Chapter 1; residual application