CAS 2014/A/3475 Charline Van Snick v. Fédération Internationale de Judo (FIJ)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 04/07/2014
Why it matters
Charline Van Snick v. Fédération Internationale de Judo (FIJ), an anti-doping case in judo decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially 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
Charline Van Snick v. Fédération Internationale de Judo (FIJ): an anti-doping case in judo before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 04/07/2014. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Charline Van Snick v. Fédération Internationale de Judo (FIJ)
Case number: CAS 2014/A/3475
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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