Does a foreign judgment and arbitration award have validity and enforceability in Costa Rica?

Yes, foreign judgment and arbitration awards are enforceable in Costa Rica. For this purpose there is a process dully regulated by our Procedure Law, called “Exequatur”. This process takes place before the “Salas de Casacion”, of the Supreme Court of Justice, which are the highest Courts in Costa Rica.


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