Chiejina and Piccol Nigeria Ltd v Federal Republic of Nigeria - United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 22-7146 - Appellee Brief - 31 March 2023
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2023
Summary
This is a petition to confirm an arbitral award made under an agreement to arbitrate between Nigeria, a foreign state, and a private party, PICCOL Nigeria, Ltd. The award falls under the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Jun. 10, 1958, 21 U.S.T. 2517, 330 U.N.T.S. 38. Nigeria is a party to the Convention, and therefore Nigeria has implicitly waived its immunity from suit. The waiver and arbitration exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1605(a)(1) and (6), apply. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1330(a). The appellees agree with the appellant's statement on appellate jurisdiction.