The inter-American convention on extraterritorial validity of foreign judgments and arbitral awards is a convention of the Organization of American States regulating the enforcement of judgements and arbitral awards in other member states.[2] The convention was concluded in 1979 at the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law and as of 2013 had 10 parties.[1]
| Inter-American convention on extraterritorial validity of foreign judgments and arbitral awards | |
|---|---|
| Signed | 8 May 1979[1] |
| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay[2] |
| Effective | 14 June 1980[1] |
| Condition | 2 ratifications |
| Signatories | 18[1] |
| Parties | 10[1] |
| Depositary | General Secretariat of the Organization of American States[1] |
| Languages | English, French, Portuguese and Spanish[2] |
| Country | Signature | Ratification/Acceptance | Deposit of the instrument of ratification/acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
1 December 1983 | 7 November 1983 | 1 December 1983 |
 Bolivia |
8 February 1983 | 15 May 1998 | 8 October 1998 |
 Brazil |
8 May 1979 | 31 August 1995 | 27 November 1995 |
 Chile |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Colombia |
8 May 1979 | 24 June 1981 | 10 September 1981 |
 Costa Rica |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Dominican Republic |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Ecuador |
8 May 1979 | 5 May 1982 | 1 June 1982 |
 El Salvador |
11 August 1980 | ||
 Guatemala |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Haiti |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Honduras |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Mexico |
2 December 1986 | 11 February 1987 | 12 June 1987 |
 Panama |
8 May 1979 | ||
 Paraguay |
8 May 1979 | 5 July 1985 | 16 August 1985 |
 Peru |
8 May 1979 | 9 April 1980 | 15 May 1980 |
 Uruguay |
8 May 1979 | 12 February 1980 | 15 May 1980 |
 Venezuela |
8 May 1979 | 30 January 1985 | 28 February 1985 |