New York Convention on Special Missions

New York Convention of 20 June 1956 on the recovery abroad of maintenance

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards [ New York Convention ]

Canadian Permanent Mission in New York

Permanent Observer Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations

Permanent Observer Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations

Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for the Geneva Conventions

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In particular, even though the 1958 New York Convention is generally perceived to operate satisfactorily, parallel court and arbitration proceedings arise when the validity of the arbitration clause is upheld by the arbitral tribunal but not by the court; procedural devices under national law aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of arbitration agreements (such as anti-suit injunctions) are incompatible with the Regulation if they unduly interfere with the determination by the courts of other Member States of their jurisdiction under the Regulation[25]; there is no uniform allocation of juri ...[+++]sdiction in proceedings ancillary to or supportive of arbitration proceedings[26]; the recognition and enforcement of judgments given by the courts in disregard of an arbitration clause is uncertain; the recognition and enforcement of judgments on the validity of an arbitration clause or setting aside an arbitral award is uncertain; the recognition and enforcement of judgments merging an arbitration award is uncertain; and finally, the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, governed by the NY Convention, is considered less swift and efficient than the recognition and enforcement of judgments.

What's in the NAFTA is an investor state provision, and that's one of the elements that is being negotiated in the MAI also. This particular provision builds on a long-established series of agreements that have been negotiated onto the auspices of the New York Convention, onto the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, and under the Pan American Convention.

I was down in New York and our permanent mission to the United Nations organized a wonderful dialogue with Dr. Bielefeldt, special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and also the UN special rapporteur on the rights of minorities.