International Commercial Arbitration: International Conventions and Treaties

This website was created to host information on the implementation of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, signed in New York on 10 June 1958, with a view of promoting its uniform and effective application throughout the world.
The website provides access to the case-law from a number of jurisdictions on the application of the Convention by domestic courts as well as information on the ratification of the Convention by selected States.
This website was developed by Shearman & Sterling and Columbia Law School, in cooperation with UNCITRAL.

International Arbitration Conventions are accessible through the Westlaw database. Click on the 'Arbitration Materials' tab on the homepage and then select 'International Arbitration Materials' to access resources

The Guide is a clear, concise yet inclusive handbook, written in plain language, on the essential aspects of the scope, interpretation and application of the Convention.

ICSID Convention deals with investment disputes between a state (or some state entities) and an individual who is a national of another state that signed the ICSID convention

Text of commercial arbitration treaties and related documents from the following databases: American Society of International Law (ASIL), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Uruguay Round (GATT), and (European Union Legislation (EU-LEG).
Click on the 'Arbitration Materials' tab on the database homepage and then select 'International Arbitration Materials' to access treaties.

The UNTS is a publication produced by the Secretariat of the United Nations containing all treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded by the Secretariat since 1945, pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter.

The Jus Mundi database provides access to bilateral and multilateral treaties.