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Bahrain

NEW YORK CONVENTION, 1958.

Date of accession: 6 April 1988.

Entry into force for : 5 July 1988.

Limited to Awards:

• From other Contracting States
• Relating to a Commercial relationship

Declarations:
"1. The accession by the State of Bahrain to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958 shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith.
"2. In accordance with article 1 (3) of the Convention, the State of Bahrain will apply the Convention, on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of only those awards made in the territory of another Contracting State party to the Convention.
"3. In accordance with article 1 (3) of the Convention, the State of Bahrain will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the national law of the State of Bahrain."

A communication from the Government of Israel to the UN Secretary General, received on 22 September 1988 noted the political character of the above declarations, stated the view that the Convention is not the proper place for making such political pronouncements and went on to submit that the declarations cannot in any way affect whatever obligations are binding upon Bahrain under general international law or under particular conventions. The Government of Israel declared that it would insofar as it concerns the substance of the matter, it will adopt towards the Government of Bahrain an attitude of complete reciprocity.