CAS 2000/A/297 R. v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), National Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/08/2000
Why it matters
R. v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), National Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a sports dispute in weightlifting decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. For a student, it is an example of how CAS resolves disputes as the final tribunal of world sport, applying the relevant federation rules and Swiss law.
Summary
R. v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), National Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: a sports dispute in weightlifting before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/08/2000. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: R. v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), National Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Weightlifting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case number: CAS 2000/A/297
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a sports dispute
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