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CHAPTER 1— GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1. “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title - “Maritime transactions”, as herein defined, means charter parties, bills of...
§ 2. Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate - A written provision in any maritime transaction or a contract...
§ 3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration - If any suit or proceeding be brought in any of...
§ 4. Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination - A party aggrieved by the alleged failure, neglect, or refusal...
§ 5. Appointment of arbitrators or umpire - If in the agreement provision be made for a method...
§ 6. Application heard as motion - Any application to the court hereunder shall be made and...
§ 7. Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance - The arbitrators selected either as prescribed in this title or...
§ 8. Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property - If the basis of jurisdiction be a cause of action...
§ 9. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure - If the parties in their agreement have agreed that a...
§ 10. Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing - (a) In any of the following cases the United States...
§ 11. Same; modification or correction; grounds; order - (a) Where there was an evident material miscalculation of figures...
§ 12. Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings - Notice of a motion to vacate, modify, or correct an...
§ 13. Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement - (a) The agreement; the selection or appointment, if any, of...
§ 14. Contracts not affected - This title shall not apply to contracts made prior to...
§ 15. Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine - Enforcement of arbitral agreements, confirmation of arbitral awards, and execution...
§ 16. Appeals - (a) An appeal may be taken from—(1) an order—(A) refusing...
CHAPTER 2— CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS
§ 201. Enforcement of Convention - The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral...
§ 202. Agreement or award falling under the Convention - An arbitration agreement or arbitral award arising out of a...
§ 203. Jurisdiction; amount in controversy - An action or proceeding falling under the Convention shall be...
§ 204. Venue - An action or proceeding over which the district courts have...
§ 205. Removal of cases from State courts - Where the subject matter of an action or proceeding pending...
§ 206. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators - A court having jurisdiction under this chapter may direct that...
§ 207. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; proceeding - Within three years after an arbitral award falling under the...
§ 208. Application - Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this...
CHAPTER 3— INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
§ 301. Enforcement of Convention - The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of , shall...
§ 302. Incorporation by reference - Sections 202, 203, 204, 205, and 207 of this title...
§ 303. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale - (a) A court having jurisdiction under this chapter may direct...
§ 304. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity - Arbitral decisions or awards made in the territory of a...
§ 305. Relationship between the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of - (1) If a majority of the parties to the arbitration...
§ 306. Applicable rules of Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission - (a) For the purposes of this chapter the rules of...
§ 307. Application - Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this...
CHAPTER 4— ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
§ 401. Definitions - (1) Predispute arbitration agreement.—The term “predispute arbitration agreement” means any...
§ 402. No validity or enforceability - (a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, at...