LAWS6930 - International Sports Arbitration

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Objectives

Acquire a detailed insight into the principles and practice of the rapidly expanding field of international sports arbitration and in particular the arbitration of disputes arising in Olympic sports.
Gain an overview of the organisation of the Olympic Games and of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Content

Arbitration agreements; legal problems in selection disputes and other multi-party disputes; the practice in the Ad Hoc Division of the CAS at the Olympic Games; procedural issues and the rights of participants; the applicable law(s); the emergence of CAS arbitral awards as precedents; the World Anti-Doping Code; appellate arbitration processes; and the enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards.

Session

Sydney Law School in Europe
Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, UK
11-14 July 2009

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

Class Participation (20%)
1 x Take Home Exam (80%)

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