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IN RE ARBITRATION BETWEEN MONEGASQUE DE REASSURANCES v. NAK NAFTOGAZ OF UKRAINE
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (2002) | 311 F.3d 488
TL;DR: A reinsurer sought to enforce a Russian arbitral award in New York against a Ukrainian company and Ukraine itself. The court affirmed dismissal, holding that the procedural doctrine of forum non conveniens can apply to enforcement actions under the New York Convention.
Legal Significance: Establishes that the New York Convention's mandate to enforce foreign arbitral awards does not preclude a U.S. court from dismissing the enforcement action on forum non conveniens grounds, treating the doctrine as a permissible domestic procedural rule under the Convention.