Laws & Statutes
For our users' convenience, the AAA provides links to the laws and statutes
from which ADR, both in the U.S. and internationally, has developed and
evolved.
Various international conventions on arbitration exist for the recognition and
enforcement of arbitral awards rendered in non-U.S. locations.
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Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (NY Convention) Download PDF
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Inter-American Convention on International Arbitration (Panama Convention) Download PDF
Several Federal Acts exist to govern—and are the basis of widespread
acceptance and use of—arbitration in the United States.
Included in the list below are state-related citations for arbitration laws and
statutes as well as links to various state websites and declarations related to
dispute resolution.