Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration 2016 [Hardcover]

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 2016. It is a must-have for sports lawyers and arbitrators, as well as researchers engaged in this field. It provides in-depth articles 

on burning issues raised by international sports arbitration, and independent commentaries by esteemed academics and seasoned practitioners on the most important decisions of the year by the CAS and national courts.

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

Part I. General Articles.- Chapter 1. Back to the Future: The First CAS Arbitrators on CASs First Award (TAS 86/1, HC X. c. LSHG) and Its Evolution Since Then.- Chapter 2. Applicability of Swiss Law in Doping Cases Before the CAS and the Swiss Federal Tribunal.- Chapter 3. Standing to Appeal of Third Parties in Front of CAS.- Chapter 4. The Russian Doping Scandal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Lessons for the World Anti-Doping System.- Chapter 5. The Basketball Arbitral Tribunals 2017 Rules.- Part II&lãâ