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CAS 2008/A/1697 Deutscher Behindertensportverband e.V. v. International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/10/2009

Why it matters

Deutscher Behindertensportverband e.V. v. International Paralympic Committee (IPC), a sports dispute in aquatics 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

Deutscher Behindertensportverband e.V. v. International Paralympic Committee (IPC): a sports dispute in aquatics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/10/2009. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Deutscher Behindertensportverband e.V. v. International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

Case number: CAS 2008/A/1697

Outcome: Jurisdiction denied

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: a sports dispute

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