CAS 2011/A/2604 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD), Tarcisio France da Silva
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 04/12/2012
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD), Tarcisio France da Silva, an anti-doping case in football 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 Football Association (FIFA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD), Tarcisio France da Silva: an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 04/12/2012. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD), Tarcisio France da Silva
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2604
Outcome: None
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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