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TITLE 9 > CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS

  • § 1. “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title
  • § 2. Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate
  • § 3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration
  • § 4. Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination
  • § 5. Appointment of arbitrators or umpire
  • § 6. Application heard as motion
  • § 7. Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
  • § 8. Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property
  • § 9. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure
  • § 10. Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
  • § 11. Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
  • § 12. Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings
  • § 13. Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement
  • § 14. Contracts not affected
  • § 15. Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
  • § 16. Appeals

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