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New York Convention  

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  • The New York Convention, or to give its full title, the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, was a series of measures adopted on June 10, 1958, during a diplomatic conference organized by the United Nations (UN). They required that the courts in the countries that sign the convention agree to recognize arbitration agreements in each of these countries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; New York Convention]

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