CAS 2012/H/002 Joseph Ward v. Association Internationale de Boxe (AIBA), Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 26/07/2012
Why it matters
Joseph Ward v. Association Internationale de Boxe (AIBA), Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), International Olympic Committee (IOC), an eligibility dispute in boxing 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 balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Joseph Ward v. Association Internationale de Boxe (AIBA), Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), International Olympic Committee (IOC): an eligibility dispute in boxing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 26/07/2012. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Joseph Ward v. Association Internationale de Boxe (AIBA), Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2012/H/002
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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