Can foreign judgments and/or international arbitration awards be enforced in the Dominican Republic?
Foreign judgments and/or international arbitration awards are not enforceable in the country until a Dominican court declares through an “exequatur” that such decision is valid and enforceable in the Dominican territory. The request to obtain this declaration or “exequatur” must be made to the Court of First Instance and the process usually becomes litigation similar to ordinary claims filed at the court.
