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Kommanditgesellschaft v Navimpex Centrala Navala

Seetransport Wiking Trader Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG v Navimpex Centrala Navala, 989 F.2d 572 (2d Cir. 1993)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Year1993
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A foreign State that is party to the New York Convention and has agreed to arbitrate in a Convention country impliedly waives sovereign immunity under the FSIA's waiver exception for proceedings to enforce the resulting award; but an action to enforce a foreign arbitral award remains subject to, and may be barred by, the applicable limitation period.

Area of Law

General

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