Court of Arbitration for Sport

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international judicial body that settles sports-related disputes through arbitration and mediation, often serving as the final authority in global sporting conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international arbitration court
non-governmental organization
sports tribunal
abbreviationGoverningBody ICAS
adHocDivisionUsage FIFA World Cup
Olympic Games
country Switzerland
decisionNature final and binding on parties
disputeResolutionMethod arbitration
mediation
enforcementBasis New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
founder International Olympic Committee
foundingDate 1984
fullNameFrench Court of Arbitration for Sport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tribunal Arbitral du Sport
fundingSource International Olympic Committee
court fees
governingBody International Council of Arbitration for Sport
hasArbitratorsFrom multiple countries
hasChamber Ad hoc Division
Anti-Doping Division
Appeals Arbitration Division
Ordinary Arbitration Division
headquartersLocation Lausanne
surface form: Lausanne, Switzerland
jurisdiction international sport
legalForm private law institution
mainFunction settlement of sports-related disputes
notableArea FIFA transfer and disciplinary disputes
Olympic eligibility disputes
oftenActsAs final court of appeal in sports disputes
originatedFrom initiative of the International Olympic Committee
primaryLanguage English
French
proceduralRule Court of Arbitration for Sport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Code of Sports-related Arbitration
recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
many international sports federations
relationshipToIOC independent of the International Olympic Committee
shortName CAS
TAS
typicalCases contract disputes in sport
disciplinary sanctions in sport
doping disputes
eligibility disputes
governance disputes in sport
typicalParties clubs and teams
international sports federations
national Olympic committees
professional athletes
website https://www.tas-cas.org
workingLanguage Spanish

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Lausanne, Switzerland isSeatOf Court of Arbitration for Sport
subject surface form: Lausanne
International Olympic movement hasCoreInstitution Court of Arbitration for Sport
International Olympic movement hasDisputeResolutionBody Court of Arbitration for Sport
Lausanne hosts Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport fullNameFrench Court of Arbitration for Sport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tribunal Arbitral du Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport proceduralRule Court of Arbitration for Sport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Code of Sports-related Arbitration
Olympic Capital relatedOrganization Court of Arbitration for Sport