INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION FRANCE SAS, CORP. V. OUTOKUMPU STAINLESS USA, LLC (U.S. SUP. CT.)

摘要

On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC. The decision is significant for its holding that nothing in the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the Convention or the New York Convention) or the Federal Arbitration Act (the FAA) prohibits courts from deciding that non-signatories may be bound by or enforce international arbitration agreements based on contract, agency, equity, or related principles.