CAS 2000/A/262 R. v. Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 28/07/2000
Why it matters
R. v. Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA), an anti-doping case in basketball decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS confirmed it had jurisdiction. 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
R. v. Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA): an anti-doping case in basketball before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 28/07/2000. The Court held that CAS confirmed it had jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: R. v. Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
Case number: CAS 2000/A/262
Outcome: Jurisdiction affirmed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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