Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 9 : Section 202


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/03/05
Section 202. Agreement or award falling under the Convention

      An arbitration agreement or arbitral award arising out of a legal
    relationship, whether contractual or not, which is considered as
    commercial, including a transaction, contract, or agreement
    described in section 2 of this title, falls under the Convention.
    An agreement or award arising out of such a relationship which is
    entirely between citizens of the United States shall be deemed not
    to fall under the Convention unless that relationship involves
    property located abroad, envisages performance or enforcement
    abroad, or has some other reasonable relation with one or more
    foreign states. For the purpose of this section a corporation is a
    citizen of the United States if it is incorporated or has its
    principal place of business in the United States.



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