CAS 1999/AUS/A3 & 99 Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Australian Handball Federation (AHF) v. A.
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 02/08/1999
Why it matters
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Australian Handball Federation (AHF) v. A., an anti-doping case in handball decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Australian Handball Federation (AHF) v. A.: an anti-doping case in handball before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 02/08/1999. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Australian Handball Federation (AHF) v. A.
Case number: CAS 1999/AUS/A3 & 99
Outcome: See the award.
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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