9 U.S.C. § 304
Section 304 · Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 978 F. Supp. 266 - In Re the Arbitration Between Trans Chemical Ltd. & China National MacHiney Import & Export Corp. (1997)
Most recently applied in Clientron Corp. v. Devon IT, Inc. (August 2014)
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Arbitral decisions or awards made in the territory of a foreign State shall, on the basis of reciprocity, be recognized and enforced under this chapter only if that State has ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention.