New York Convention on Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958

Global Affairs Canada provides the archived text of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. The treaty was adopted in New York in 1958 and entered into force for Canada on August 10, 1986. It establishes an international legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration agreements and awards.

Use Cases

• Researching the historical development of international arbitration law based on the treaty text.
• Comparing treaty provisions for legal analysis based on the established international framework.
• Referencing the original legal text for drafting or dispute resolution in international commerce.

Strengths

• Provides the full, authoritative text of a foundational international treaty.
• Includes specific dates for adoption (1958) and entry into force for Canada (1986).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The publication is explicitly archived and out of date, not subject to current web standards.

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Archived government publication.

Time Range

Treaty adopted 1958; publication archived.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 18:32:12.615056; freshness should be verified.

Geography

International treaty, applicable to Canada and other signatories.