Introduction

The primary American statutory foundation for enforcement of arbitration agreements is the Federal Arbitration Act,[1] which decreed that written provisions to arbitrate in a maritime transaction, or a contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce ('commerce among the several states or with foreign nations, or in any territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or between any such territory and another, or between any such territory and any state or foreign nation') or between the District of Columbia and State or Territory or foreign nation be valid, ...