U.S. Code » Title 9 » Chapter CHAPTER 3— INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

9 U.S.C. § 303

Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale

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(a) A court having jurisdiction under this chapter may direct that arbitration be held in accordance with the agreement at any place therein provided for, whether that place is within or without the United States. The court may also appoint arbitrators in accordance with the provisions of the agreement.(b) In the event the agreement does not make provision for the place of arbitration or the appointment of arbitrators, the court shall direct that the arbitration shall be held and the arbitrators be appointed in accordance with Article 3 of the Inter-American Convention.(Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 448.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, with respect to the United States (Oct. 27, 1990), see section 3 of Pub. L. 101–369, set out as a note under section 301 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Birbrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank v. Superior Court, 949 P.2d 1 (Cal. 1998).
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Birbrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank v. Superior Court, 949 P.2d 1 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “( 9 U.S.C. § 303 (b); Inter-Am. Convention on International Com.”
Productos Mercantiles E Industriales, S.A. v. Faberge USA, Inc., 23 F.3d 41 (2d Cir. 1994). “9 U.S.C. § 303 (Supp. IV 1992). Appellants contend that Bergesen is inap-posite, since it involved a different treaty.”
Am. Life Ins. v. Parra, 269 F. Supp. 2d 519 (D. Del. 2003). “A § 301; 9 U.S.C.A. §§ 303 (b), 306. Further, the parties’ arbitration agreements provide that “any dispute arising between the parties in connection therewith shall be governed exclusively by the law of the State of Delaware, United States of America.”
The branch of Citibank, N.A. established in the Repub. of Argentina v. De Nevares (S.D.N.Y. 2022). “, in particular 9 U.S.C. § 303 . “An arbitration agreement .”
Prime Venture Corp. v. Fennix Global Holdings, Inc. (D.P.R. 2020). “” 9 U.S.C. § 303 (a) (emphasis added). The First Circuit has repeatedly stated that “[c]ourts may not rewrite the parties' agreements and compel arbitration of their dispute in a forum which is not one of those enumerated in an arbitration agreement's forum selection clause.”
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