CAS 2008/O/1483 Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Kazakhstan Handball Federation (KzHF), Kuwait Handball Association (KHA) v. International Handball Federation (IHF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 20/05/2008
Why it matters
Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Kazakhstan Handball Federation (KzHF), Kuwait Handball Association (KHA) v. International Handball Federation (IHF), an eligibility dispute 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 balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Kazakhstan Handball Federation (KzHF), Kuwait Handball Association (KHA) v. International Handball Federation (IHF): an eligibility dispute in handball before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 20/05/2008. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Kazakhstan Handball Federation (KzHF), Kuwait Handball Association (KHA) v. International Handball Federation (IHF)
Case number: CAS 2008/O/1483
Outcome: None
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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