CAS 1996/A/157 Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN) v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 23/04/1997
Why it matters
Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN) v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), a disciplinary case in aquatics decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN) v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA): a disciplinary case in aquatics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 23/04/1997. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Federazione Italiana Nuoto (FIN) v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
Case number: CAS 1996/A/157
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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