Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration 2016

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 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.

Part I. General Articles.- Chapter 1. Back to the Future: The First CAS Arbitrators on CAS’s 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 Tribunal’s 2017 Rules.- Part II  Commentaries of CAS Awards.- Chapter 6. CAS 2015/A/3920, Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football v. Confédération Africaine de Football, Award of 17 November 2015.- Chapter 7. CAS 2015/A/4151, Panathinaikos FC v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) & Olympiakos FC, Award of 26 November 2015 (Operative Part of 24 August 2015).- Chapter 8. CAS 2015/A/3891, Kasimpasa Spor Kulübü v. Fernando Varela Ramos, Award of 10 December 2015.- Chapter 9. CAS 2015/A/4105, PFC CSKA Moscow v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & Football Club Midtjylland A/S, Award of 21 December 2015.- Chapter 10. CAS 2014/O/3781 & 3782, Sporting Clube de Portugal Futebol SAD v. Doyen Sports, Award of 21 December 2015.- Chapter 11. CAS 2015/A/4059, WADA v. Thomas Bellchambers et al., Award of 11 January 2016.- Chapter 12. CAS 2014/A/3852, Ascoli Calcio 1898 S.p.A. v. Papa Waigo N’diaye & Al Wahda Sports and Cultural Club, Award of 11 January 2016.- Chapter 13. CAS 2015/A/4162, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Award of 3 February 2016.- Chapter 14. CAS 2016/A/4439, Thomasz Hamerlak v. International Paralympic Committee, Award of 4 July 2016, CAS 2016/A/4676, Arijan Ademi v. Union of European Football Associations, Award of 24 March 2017 and CAS 2016/A/4534, Mauricio Fiol Villanueva v. Fédération Internationale de Natation, Award of 16 March 2017.- Chapter 15. CAS 2016/A/4474, Michel Platini v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Award of 9 May 2016..- Chapter 16. CAS 2015/A/4094, Lassana Diarra v. FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Award of 27 May 2016.- Chapter 17. CAS 2015/A/4256, Feyenoord Rotterdam N.V. v. UEFA, Award of 24 June 2016.- Chapter 18. CAS 2015/A/4233, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Martin Johnsrud Sundby & Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS), Award of 11 July 2016.- Chapter 19. CAS 2015/A/4351, Vsl Pakruojo FK, Darius Jankauskas, Armas Mikaitis, Sigitas Olberkis, Valdas Pocevicius, Alfredas Skroblas, Donatas Strockis, Diogo Gouveia Miranda, C.H. Alexandru, Taras Michailiuk v. Lithuanian Football Federation, Award of 13 July 2016.- Chapter 20. CAS 2016/A/4492, Galatasaray v. UEFA, Award of 3 October 2016.-  Part III. Sports arbitration and national courts.- Chapter 21. Sports Arbitration Cases before the Swiss Federal Tribunal in 2016 – A Digest.- Chapter 22. Bundesgerichtshof, Az. KZR 6/15, Pechstein v. International Skating Union (ISU), 7 June 2016.