Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards
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international treaty
multilateral convention
regional human rights and private international law instrument
The Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards is a regional treaty among American states that establishes rules for recognizing and enforcing civil and commercial court decisions and arbitral awards across national borders.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards]
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A.
Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law rules governing negotiable instruments among member states of the Organization of American States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards is a regional treaty among American states that establishes rules for recognizing and enforcing civil and commercial court decisions and arbitral awards across national borders.
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A.
Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law rules governing negotiable instruments among member states of the Organization of American States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international treaty
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multilateral convention ⓘ regional human rights and private international law instrument ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote legal certainty in cross-border civil and commercial relations
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reduce obstacles to international trade and investment in the Americas ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
final arbitral awards in civil and commercial matters
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judgments ordering payment of money ⓘ judgments ordering specific performance ⓘ |
| contains |
grounds for refusal of recognition
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public policy exception ⓘ rules on legalization or authentication of judgments ⓘ rules on necessary documentation for recognition ⓘ |
| excludes |
administrative sanctions
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criminal judgments ⓘ tax judgments ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil procedure
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international commercial law ⓘ private international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
facilitates cross-border enforcement of arbitral awards
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facilitates cross-border enforcement of court decisions ⓘ facilitates cross-border recognition of arbitral awards ⓘ facilitates cross-border recognition of court decisions ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
international judicial cooperation
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mutual recognition of judgments ⓘ respect for foreign jurisdiction ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish rules for enforcement of foreign arbitral awards among American states
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to establish rules for enforcement of foreign judgments among American states ⓘ to establish rules for recognition of foreign arbitral awards among American states ⓘ to establish rules for recognition of foreign judgments among American states ⓘ |
| region | Americas ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory
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Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad ⓘ New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ⓘ |
| requires |
competent jurisdiction of the rendering court
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due process guarantees in the original proceedings ⓘ final judgments for recognition ⓘ proper service of process on the defendant ⓘ |
| shortName | Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity ⓘ |
| sponsoringOrganization | Organization of American States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
arbitral awards
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civil judgments ⓘ commercial judgments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards is a regional treaty among American states that establishes rules for recognizing and enforcing civil and commercial court decisions and arbitral awards across national borders.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards
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Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards
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shortName
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Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity
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linked to: Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards