Court of Arbitration for Sport with Dr. Antoine Duval

Dr. Antoine Duval sheds light on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and how much restructuring is needed for athletes to have better representation in the world of international sport. 

In this episode, we talk about…

An overview of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and its general mission
How athletes competing at the international level provide a strongly influenced consent to arbitration 
The issues of transparency and independence at CAS and why it needs to be fundamentally reshaped 
How the appeals process works in CAS and examples of high profile cases
Case disputes between an Olympic host city and the International Olympic Committee  
The burden of proof athletes bear to get a favorable decision from CAS and reverse anti-doping bans 
What a better structure for CAS might look like in the future 

Memorable Quotes:

“...it became quite clear to sports governing bodies at the international level, that trying to insulate themselves as much as possible from national courts, and European courts, was a necessity to protect their regulatory monopoly…” 
"We have no idea how much money is coming in, how much money is coming out, where it’s going, we don't even know how many people are employed. We don't even know, on a yearly basis, how many cases are decided...we know very little about the institution.”
“I'm just saying that we should be sure that the people that are taking those decisions are dependent and have accountability towards those that are affected by the system...the process...needs to be transparent, needs to be visible to all it needs to lead to a global discussion about this issue.”

Guest Bio:

Antoine Duval coordinates the research strand on advancing public interests in international and European law. He is a Senior Researcher at the Asser Instituut since February 2014 and defended his PhD at the European University Institute in Florence in September 2015. His thesis dealt with the legal interaction between the Lex Sportiva (the private regulations governing international sports) and EU Law. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the ASSER International Sports Law Blog, founder and editor of the Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration, and a member of the editorial board of the International Sports Law Journal and International Sports Law book Series of Asser Press. His research focuses on the role of private actors in transnational law, using the lex sportiva as his main case study.

Links to Resources:

Court of Arbitration for Sport: www.tas-cas.org 

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