22 U.S.C. § 1650a
Arbitration awards under the Convention
An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pursuant to chapter IV of the convention shall create a right arising under a treaty of the United States. The pecuniary obligations imposed by such an award shall be enforced and shall be given the same full faith and credit as if the award were a final judgment of a court of general jurisdiction of one of the several States. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to enforcement of awards rendered pursuant to the convention.
The district courts of the United States (including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions and proceedings under subsection (a) of this section, regardless of the amount in controversy.
Chapter IV of the convention, referred to in subsec. (a), contains the Arbitration provisions of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States, providing in Section 1 (Art. 36) for Request for Arbitration, Section 2 (Arts. 37 to 40) for Constitution of the Tribunal, Section 3 (Arts. 41 to 47) for powers and functions of the tribunal, Section 4 (Arts. 48, 49) for The Award, Section 5 (Arts. 50 to 52) for interpretation, revision and annulment of the award, and Section 6 (Arts. 53 to 55) for recognition and enforcement of the award.
The Federal Arbitration Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified generally to Title 9, Arbitration.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 62
cases (37 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 863 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2017).
Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 863 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2017). “The District Court judge subsequently assigned to the case denied the motion, concluding that it had subject matter jurisdiction under certain exceptions to sovereign immunity recognized in one provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), 28 U.”
Valores Mundiales, S.L. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 87 F.4th 510 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “As we explain below, the District Court committed no error in construing the prescriptions of the ICSID Convention and applying the full faith and credit requirement of 22 U.S.C. § 1650a. We therefore affirm the summary judgment and awards of fees and costs issued by the…”
Medellin v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008). “6090 ("Each Contracting State shall recognize an award rendered pursuant to this Convention as binding and enforce the pecuniary obligations imposed by that award within its territories as if it were a final judgment of a court in that State"); 22 U.S.C. § 1650a ("An award of an…”
NextEra Energy Global Holdings B.V. v. Kingdom of Spain, 112 F.4th 1088 (D.C. Cir. 2024). “NextEra and 9REN seek to enforce their arbitration awards against the Kingdom of Spain under 22 U.S.C. § 1650a (implementing the ICSID Convention), while Blasket seeks to do so under 9 U.”
Micula v. Gov't of Romania, The, 104 F. Supp. 3d 42 (D.D.C. 2015). “Micula contends that the court should confirm the award ex parte — that is, without serving the Government of Romania — under 22 U.S.C. § 1650a, which provides: “The pecuniary obligations imposed by such an award shall be enforced and shall be given the same full faith and…”
Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Argentine Repub., 893 F. Supp. 2d 747 (E.D. Va. 2012). “Congress implemented the ICSID Convention by enacting 22 U.S.C. § 1650a, 6 which in pertinent part provides that An award of an arbitral tribunal .”
Blue Ridge Investments, LLC v. Repub. of Argentina, 902 F. Supp. 2d 367 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). “See 22 U.S.C. § 1650a(a) (“An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pursuant to chapter IV of the [ICSID Convention] shall create a right arising under a treaty of the United States.”
Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. v. Repub. of Argentina, 735 F.3d 72 (2d Cir. 2013). “Because an ICSID Convention award is entitled to "the same full faith and credit” as a final judgment of a state court, see 22 U.S.C. § 1650a(a), district courts in this Circuit have, at times, relied on the procedures of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules to determine…”
Mobil Cerro Negro Ltd. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 87 F. Supp. 3d 573 (S.D.N.Y. 2015). “And the enabling statute for the ICSID Convention, 22 U.S.C. § 1650a, contemplates that federal courts will recognize ICSID awards and enforce them.”
Miminco, LLC v. Democratic Repub. of the Congo, 79 F. Supp. 3d 213 (D.D.C. 2015). “1 Lastly, many courts have concluded that the ICSID Convention and *217 22 U.S.C. § 1650a authorize ex parte recognition of ICSID awards.”
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Mar. Int'l Nominees Establishment v. The Repub. of Guinea, United States of Am., Intervenor, 693 F.2d 1094 (D.C. Cir. 1983). “We need not decide whether Guinea’s signing of the ICSID treaty would thus waive its immunity from proceedings enforcing ICSID awards, for this is a proceeding to confirm an AAA arbitration.”
Repub. of Kazakhstan v. Biedermann Int'l, 168 F.3d 880 (5th Cir. 1999). “, 16 U.S.C. § 973n ("In the event of a dispute requiring the establishment of an arbitral tribunal.”
— 22 U.S.C. § 1650a(a) — 46 cases
Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 863 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2017). “The District Court judge subsequently assigned to the case denied the motion, concluding that it had subject matter jurisdiction under certain exceptions to sovereign immunity recognized in one provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), 28 U.”
NextEra Energy Global Holdings B.V. v. Kingdom of Spain, 112 F.4th 1088 (D.C. Cir. 2024). “NextEra and 9REN seek to enforce their arbitration awards against the Kingdom of Spain under 22 U.S.C. § 1650a (implementing the ICSID Convention), while Blasket seeks to do so under 9 U.”
Valores Mundiales, S.L. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 87 F.4th 510 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “As we explain below, the District Court committed no error in construing the prescriptions of the ICSID Convention and applying the full faith and credit requirement of 22 U.S.C. § 1650a. We therefore affirm the summary judgment and awards of fees and costs issued by the…”
Medellin v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008). “6090 ("Each Contracting State shall recognize an award rendered pursuant to this Convention as binding and enforce the pecuniary obligations imposed by that award within its territories as if it were a final judgment of a court in that State"); 22 U.S.C. § 1650a ("An award of an…”
Blue Ridge Investments, LLC v. Repub. of Argentina, 902 F. Supp. 2d 367 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). “See 22 U.S.C. § 1650a(a) (“An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pursuant to chapter IV of the [ICSID Convention] shall create a right arising under a treaty of the United States.”
— 22 U.S.C. § 1650a(b) — 10 cases
Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 863 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2017). “The District Court judge subsequently assigned to the case denied the motion, concluding that it had subject matter jurisdiction under certain exceptions to sovereign immunity recognized in one provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), 28 U.”
Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Argentine Repub., 893 F. Supp. 2d 747 (E.D. Va. 2012). “Congress implemented the ICSID Convention by enacting 22 U.S.C. § 1650a, 6 which in pertinent part provides that An award of an arbitral tribunal .”
Micula v. Gov't of Romania, The, 104 F. Supp. 3d 42 (D.D.C. 2015). “Micula contends that the court should confirm the award ex parte — that is, without serving the Government of Romania — under 22 U.S.C. § 1650a, which provides: “The pecuniary obligations imposed by such an award shall be enforced and shall be given the same full faith and…”
Valores Mundiales, S.L. v. Bolivarian Repub. of Venezuela, 87 F.4th 510 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “As we explain below, the District Court committed no error in construing the prescriptions of the ICSID Convention and applying the full faith and credit requirement of 22 U.S.C. § 1650a. We therefore affirm the summary judgment and awards of fees and costs issued by the…”
Miminco, LLC v. Democratic Repub. of the Congo, 79 F. Supp. 3d 213 (D.D.C. 2015). “1 Lastly, many courts have concluded that the ICSID Convention and *217 22 U.S.C. § 1650a authorize ex parte recognition of ICSID awards.”
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