CAS 2015/A/3971 R. v. Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 17/11/2015
Why it matters
R. v. Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an anti-doping case in athletics 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 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
R. v. Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 17/11/2015. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: R. v. Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Case number: CAS 2015/A/3971
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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