The Federal Arbitration Act: Background and Recent Developments
Description:
Enacted in 1925, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) seeks to ensure the
validity and enforcement of arbitration agreements in any “maritime transaction or
a contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce.” This report provides a brief legislative history of the FAA, as well as a review
of selected cases that have interpreted the FAA. The report also discusses bills
introduced during the 107th Congress that would amend the FAA for various
purposes. Of the nine measures that have been intr…
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Date:
June 17, 2002
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
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