Date of signature | 10 June 1958 |
Date of ratification | 30 June 1961 |
Date of entry into force | 28 September 1961 |
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Germany |
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Reservations |
Germany has made a reciprocity reservation, which it withdrew on 31 August 1998 |
Instrument of ratification |
Law of 15 March 1961 on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments of 10 June 1958 |
National Arbitration Act in force |
Act of 22 December 1997 on the Reform of the Law relating to Arbitral Proceedings [Original in German] |
Domestic Court with jurisdiction over recognition and enforcement of foreign award |
The Oberlandesgericht (Higher Regional Court) in the district where the respondent has (i) its seat, (ii) its usual place of business, (iii) an asset, or (iv) where the object of the arbitral award is located. If none of (i)-(iv) is in Germany, the Kammergericht (Higher Regional Court Berlin). |
Author(s) and Contributor(s) |
Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS) |
Useful links |
Federal Court of Justice: http://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/DE/Home/home_node.html [Available in English, French and German] |