CAS 2009/A/1759 & 1778 Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Israel Swimming Association (ISA), Max Jaben
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 13/07/2009
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Israel Swimming Association (ISA), Max Jaben, an anti-doping case in aquatics 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
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Israel Swimming Association (ISA), Max Jaben: an anti-doping case in aquatics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 13/07/2009. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Israel Swimming Association (ISA), Max Jaben
Case number: CAS 2009/A/1759 & 1778
Outcome: None
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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