Arbitration Exception

Arbitration Exception in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Arbitration Exception, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: An exception to the principle of foreign sovereign immunity in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of the United States (28 U.S. Code 1330, 1332(a), 1391(f), 1441(d), 1602-1611 (1976)), whereby a foreign sovereign is not immune from jurisdiction in any case in which an action is brought to confirm an arbitral award if the arbitration agreement or the arbitral award is or may be governed by a treaty or other international agreement in force for the United States calling for the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. See 28 U.S. Code 1605(a)(6)(B)).