Under the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement

question 29

Multiple Choice

Under the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards,which of the following is true regarding defenses to an arbitration award?

• A)The only three recognized defenses are 1)that the arbitrator acted outside the scope of her or his authority when making the decision;2)that one of the parties to the agreement did not have the authority to enter into a legal contract;and 3)that the losing party did not receive notice of the arbitration.
• B)The only defense recognized is that the losing party did not receive notice of the arbitration.
• C)The only two recognized defenses are 1)that the arbitrator acted outside the scope of her or his authority when making the decision and 2)that one of the parties to the agreement did not have the authority to enter into a legal contract.
• D)The only two recognized defenses are 1)that one of the parties to the agreement did not have the authority to enter into a legal contract and 2)that the losing party did not receive notice of the arbitration.
• E)There are no recognized defenses.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Biases

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Fillers

Lineup members other than the suspect who are known to be innocent of the crime.

Own-Race Bias

The finding that witnesses are more accurate in identifying members of their own race than members of another race.

Match-To-Suspect Approach

A technique in forensic science where evidence brought from a crime scene is compared to samples from a suspect to establish a link or match.