Abstract
Decisions are made, in sports, some of which are subject to legal review. While the factual decisions of the referees generally cannot be challenged, appeals against rule violations are possible. In principle, a judicial review is first conducted within the association. The intra-federation sporting jurisdiction in Germany is based on §§ 25 et seq. of the German Civil Code, which is based on Art. 9 para. 1 of the Basic Law, the German Constitution. Accordingly, sports associations and federations can establish their own jurisdiction for disputes falling under sports law on the basis of the federation’s code of conduct. As decisions within the associations are not final, it is possible to take legal action either before state courts or before an arbitral tribunal. In exceptional cases—such as interim relief or doping cases—an (arbitration) court can also be called upon directly.
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The following information is mainly based on the legal foundations in Germany, to which reference is also made in the text. Due to different country-specific legal regulations, there may be differences in the countries concerned.
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RO-DHB: The abbreviation refers to the legal regulations of the German Handball Federation (DHB).
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SpO-DHB: The abbreviation refers to the play regulations of the German Handball Federation (DHB).
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The proceedings were based on complaints by speed skater Claudia Pechstein and soccer player Adrian Mutu, who appealed against decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, which had confirmed that a corresponding arbitral award handed down by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne was unobjectionable from the point of view of the rule of law. The arbitral proceedings concerned disciplinary measures taken by the International Skating Union (ISU) against Claudia Pechstein and the Chambre de Résolution des Litiges (CRL) of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) against Adrian Mutu. The applicable rules of the federation provide for the possibility of an appeal against disciplinary decisions taken at the CAS (procédures d'appel), which had, however, dismissed both complaints as unfounded in substance.
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Art. 6 - Right to a fair trial.
(1) Every person shall have the right to a fair and public hearing, within a reasonable time, by an independent and impartial court of arbitration established by law, of disputes relating to their civil rights and obligations or to a criminal charge against them. The judgment shall be pronounced in public; however, the press and the public may be excluded throughout or from the proceedings if this is in the interest of morality, public order or national security in a democratic society, if the interests of juveniles or the protection of the private life of the parties to the proceedings so require or, if the court considers it absolutely necessary, if, in special circumstances, a public hearing would prejudice the interests of the administration of justice.
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Pust, J. (2021). Sports Jurisdiction and Arbitration. In: Walzel, S., Römisch, V. (eds) Managing Sports Teams. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56495-7_4
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