Abstract

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was created in 1983 to resolve sports-related disputes. CAS is known for its effective and efficient manner of handling sports-related disputes. It is a fair, inexpensive and effective forum which has the expertise and knowledge to resolve such disputes. It also has the authority to provide final and binding decisions. It has played a vital role in developing a body of legal principles known as Lex-Sportiva. This article seeks to examine the peculiarities of the doping-related laws applied in CAS. The study reveals that the CAS is still evolving. It finds that the CAS Code has incorporated the elements of traditional arbitration in a problematic manner which results in the victimization of the athletes.

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