The Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Commentary, Cases and Materials - Hardcover

Mavromati, Despina; Reeb, Matthieu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9041138730 ISBN 13: 9789041138736

Publisher: Kluwer Law International, 2015

Synopsis

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) provides international sport with an independent authority specializing in sports-related disputes. Able to render binding decisions, CAS is dedicated to the settlement of sporting disputes swiftly and inexpensively. Since its inception in 1984, it has time and again earned the recognition and respect of all stakeholders in the sporting world, who regard its decisions as equivalent to judgments passed by state courts. In the words of the Swiss Federal Tribunal: Having gradually built up the trust of the sporting world, this institution which is now widely recognised remains one of the principal mainstays of organised sport. This comprehensive commentary offers an exhaustive article-by-article analysis of the CAS Rules. Each provision is viewed within the larger context of international arbitration, supplemented by relevant doctrine, case law, and documents and materials from internal CAS practice. Among the topics covered are the following: how to validly establish CAS jurisdiction; how to draft valid requests for arbitration and statements of appeal; what is the law applicable to CAS cases; what type of provisional measures can be ordered by CAS; how are ordinary and appeals arbitration procedures conducted; latest jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal Tribunal in relation to CAS cases; and practical matters, costs-related issues, including recourse to legal aid. All significant cases about contractual issues, eligibility and disciplinary matters, governance issues and other types of disputes typically arising in the world of sport are treated in depth as they arise under the relevant provisions. This book is an indispensable work of reference for all sports law practitioners. It also offers an interpretive tool to all those interested in sports arbitration and suggests interesting procedural solutions transposable to international arbitration generally.

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About the Author

Despina Mavromati joined the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 2008 as a Counsel and is currently Head of research and mediation at CAS. She also is an accredited CEDR Mediator since 2014. She read law in Greece, Germany (LL.M. and M.B.A.) and Switzerland. She holds a Ph.D. in European law from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Previously, Despina Mavromati worked with the European Commission in Brussels and lectured on private international law, arbitration and the Lugano Convention at the Universities of Fribourg, Neuchâtel and the Swiss Distant University. She is a qualified attorney-at-law in Greece since 2000. Despina Mavromati has substantial experience and published extensively in private international law (conflict of laws), arbitration and sports law. She is a regular lecturer in sports law in various Swiss and European Universities. Matthieu Reeb, from Neuchâtel/Switzerland, is an attorney-at-law, born in 1969, specialized in international private law and sports law. He joined the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in September 1995 where he exercised the function of Counsel to CAS. He was appointed as CAS Secretary General in 2000. In this position, he is responsible for the management of the Court, supervising the arbitration and mediation procedures, organizing the CAS ad hoc Divisions (established during sports events such as the Olympic Games) and for public relations. In 1998, Matthieu Reeb edited the first Digest of CAS Awards (Staempfli Editions Bern), which in 1999 won the René Cassin Prize, awarded every three years by the Académie française des Sciences Morales et Politiques. He edited additional CAS Digests in 2001 and in 2004 (Kluwer Law Editions). He is also the author of several articles related to the CAS and its case law, and is a regular lecturer on CAS-related matters. Until 1995, Matthieu Reeb practised athletics and rugby at national level.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Law International
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9041138730
• ISBN 13: 9789041138736
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 760