Sports Arbitration

DESCRIPTION

The course focuses on the structure and particularities of the arbitral proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the case law of the Swiss Federal Court, and the various aspects of international litigation in the field of sports law.

The course also introduces students to the dispute resolution system within the international federations.

This course will also include a focus on EU Law, Swiss Law and Sport. The objective will be to familiarise students with sports governance, competition law frameworks and antitrust risks, and state aid in the sports sector. Students will also have the opportunity to cover the specificity of sport, the “acquis communautaire sportif”, and sport and free movement.