CAS 2010/H/004 Claudia Pechstein v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 18/02/2010
Why it matters
Claudia Pechstein v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany, an eligibility dispute in other 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 shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Claudia Pechstein v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany: an eligibility dispute in other before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 18/02/2010. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Claudia Pechstein v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany
Case number: CAS 2010/H/004
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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