---
title: "Review a maritime arbitration clause against the enforcement statute"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-or-review-a-maritime-arbitration-clause/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-T1-R12-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Review a maritime arbitration clause against the enforcement statute

> Quote the clause and mark whether it is in writing and whether it submits a controversy under the contract to arbitration. Do not say that a court will enforce it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-or-review-a-maritime-arbitration-clause/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Quote the clause and mark whether it is in writing and whether it submits a controversy under the contract to arbitration. Do not say that a court will enforce it. |
| What the lawyer must review | 9 USC section 2 provides that a written provision in any maritime transaction, or in a contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce, to settle by arbitration a controversy arising out of the contract, or a written agreement to submit an existing controversy, shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon grounds that exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract, or as otherwise provided in chapter 4. Chapter 4 was not opened. You decide whether this clause is that kind of agreement. Opinion 512: do not put the client contract into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft or review a maritime arbitration clause](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-or-review-a-maritime-arbitration-clause.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Quote the clause and mark whether it is in writing and whether it submits a controversy under the contract to arbitration. Do not say that a court will enforce it.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 2 does not choose a seat, a set of rules, or a number of arbitrators. Those terms are in the clause.
- A charter-party arbitration clause is not made into a COGSA clause by this review. COGSA does not apply to charter parties.

## Sources

- [9 USC section 2 (validity and enforcement of arbitration agreements)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/2) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 USC section 1333 (admiralty and maritime jurisdiction)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1333) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*