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CAS 2011/A/2615 & 2618 Thibaut Fauconnet, International Skating Union (ISU) v. International Skating Union (ISU), Thibaut Fauconnet

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 19/04/2012

Why it matters

Thibaut Fauconnet, International Skating Union (ISU) v. International Skating Union (ISU), Thibaut Fauconnet, an anti-doping case in other decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. 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

Thibaut Fauconnet, International Skating Union (ISU) v. International Skating Union (ISU), Thibaut Fauconnet: an anti-doping case in other before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 19/04/2012. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Thibaut Fauconnet, International Skating Union (ISU) v. International Skating Union (ISU), Thibaut Fauconnet

Case number: CAS 2011/A/2615 & 2618

Outcome: Dismissed

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: an anti-doping case

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