Sports arbitration can broadly be defined as a method of resolving sport-related disputes by a final and binding arbitral decision. Today, arbitration has been firmly established as the predominant method for resolution of sports disputes, mainly thanks to the uniform practice and abundant, publicly-available caselaw of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (the “CAS”), based […]
International Court of Arbitration
There are many Courts of Arbitration, but technically only one International Court of Arbitration, which refers to the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration. Somewhat confusingly for those unfamiliar with arbitration, Courts of Arbitration do not decide on the substance of disputes themselves, as this role is left to private arbitrators. We will briefly examine the […]
Court for Arbitration for Sports (CAS): Serbia v. Kosovo, Round 2.
There have been interesting developments at the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland: a more political than legal dispute only adding to the worsening of Serbia’s and Kosovo’s already tense political relations. In May 2016, Kosovo became 55th Member of the UEFA by a decision passed by 28 to 24 votes. […]
Limits to the Police Powers Doctrine
According to the police powers doctrine, host States may enforce their laws against the foreign investors without being liable of any wrongdoing. For example, a host State may revoke a concession granted to an investor if the latter does not comply with laws of the former. The tribunal in Quiborax v. Bolivia agreed with the […]