Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration 2017

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. General Articles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Time to Go Public? The Need for Transparency at the Court of Arbitration for Sport

      • Antoine Duval

      Pages 3-27

   3. Doping and Human Rights in Pariah States

      • David McArdle

      Pages 29-49

3. Commentaries of CAS Awards

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. CAS 2016/A/4490, RFC Seraing v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Award of 9 March 2017

      • Antoine Duval

      Pages 53-64

   3. CAS 2015/A/4345, Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim A.S. v. UEFA & CAS 2015/A/4347, Fenerbahce SK v. Trabzonspor A.S. and UEFA, Award of 13 April 2017

      • Cem Kalelioğlu

      Pages 65-82

   4. CAS 2016/A/4785 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol v. FIFA, Award of 3 May 2017

      • Serhat Yilmaz

      Pages 83-95

   5. CAS 2017/A/5015, International Ski Federation (FIS) v. Therese Johaug and The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), and CAS 2017/A/5110, Therese Johaug v. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), Award of 21 August 2017

      • Trond Solvang, Nina Lauber-Thommesen

      Pages 97-116

   6. CAS 2016/A/4787, Jersey Football Association (JFA) v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Award of 28 September 2017

      • Benoît Keane

      Pages 117-130

4. Sports Arbitration and National Courts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Chamber for Contentious Administrative Proceedings of the Audiencia Nacional, Sixth Section, Marta Dominguez v. Minister for Education, Culture and Sport, 21 June 2017

      • Audrey Cech, Carlos Schneider

      Pages 133-145

   3. Sports Arbitration Cases Before the Swiss Federal Tribunal in 2017—A Digest

      • Erika Hasler, Yann Hafner

      Pages 147-178

The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes. The present volume covers decisions rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and national courts in 2017. It is a must have for sports lawyers and arbitrators, as well as researchers engaged in this field. It provides in-depth articles on current issues raised by international sports arbitration, and commentaries by esteemed academics and experienced practitioners on the most important decisions of the year by the CAS and national courts.


Dr. Antoine Duval is Senior Researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague and heads the Asser International Sports Law Centre. 


Prof. Antonio Rigozzi teaches international arbitration and sports law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and is the partner in charge of the sports arbitration practice at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, a Geneva-based law firm specializing in international arbitration.

• Arbitration
• Court of Arbitration for Sport
• Sports Law
• Lex Sportiva
• Private International Law
• Swiss Federal Tribunal
• World Anti-Doping Agency
• Match-fixing
• WADA Code
• FIFA

• ASSER International Sports Law Centre, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague, The Netherlands

  Antoine Duval

• Faculté de droit, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

  Antonio Rigozzi

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