CAS 2010/A/2046 Samir Ibrahim Ali Hassan v. National Anti-Doping Committee of the United Arab Emirates
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/10/2010
Why it matters
Samir Ibrahim Ali Hassan v. National Anti-Doping Committee of the United Arab Emirates, an anti-doping case in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. 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
Samir Ibrahim Ali Hassan v. National Anti-Doping Committee of the United Arab Emirates: an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/10/2010. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Samir Ibrahim Ali Hassan v. National Anti-Doping Committee of the United Arab Emirates
Case number: CAS 2010/A/2046
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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