US EditionEu Ruling Has Potential to Provide for Sports Revolution
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With its ruling, the European Court of Justice weakens the position of the CAS International Sports Court. National courts can now increasingly review its arbitration awards.
Sport policy - "A hammer: highest EU court weakens sports court
The International Sports Court CAS in Lausanne usually has the last word in disputes in the world of sports. However, a verdict from Luxembourg makes this authority shake.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) questioned the authority of the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport (TAS) with regard to players and clubs in the EU, in a ruling delivered on Friday on a dispute between Belgian Seraing and FIFA. "The Court enshrines the right, especially for clubs and players, to achieve effective judicial control over judgments issued by the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport", the ruling states. "The courts of the Member St…
The arbitration awards of the International Sports Court (CAS) have been binding - until now. According to the recent ECJ ruling, an appeal must be possible before a state court.
Rulings handed down by the highest court in international sport will no longer have to be final in the future. The EU ruling came on Friday and could also give the Fifa leadership an extra headache.
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