CAS 2018/A/6015 Franck Herman Blahoua Betra v. Conseil national pour la lutte contre le dopage de la République hellénique
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 29/10/2019
Why it matters
Franck Herman Blahoua Betra v. Conseil national pour la lutte contre le dopage de la République hellénique, an anti-doping case in football 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
Franck Herman Blahoua Betra v. Conseil national pour la lutte contre le dopage de la République hellénique: an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 29/10/2019. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Franck Herman Blahoua Betra v. Conseil national pour la lutte contre le dopage de la République hellénique
Case number: CAS 2018/A/6015
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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