Arbitration at the Olympics

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1 Arbitration at the Olympics Issues of fast-track dispute resolution and sports law by Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler KLUWER LAW INTERNATIONAL THE HAGUE - LONDON - NEW YORK

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix INTRODUCTION: FROM ATLANTA TO SYDNEY 1 Atlanta or the first days 1 Nagano or adolescence 2 Sydney or the age of maturity 2 And what about the courts? 3 How to use this book? 4 Broader perspective on contemporary dispute resolution 4 II ARBITRATION AT THE SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES 7 1. Sydney and arbitration - or how fast can arbitrators go? 7 1. The ad hoc Division and its arbitration rules 7 2. The Sydney cases Overview Perez Facts Act 1: Rule 46 OC Act 2: Statelessness under international standards Act 3: Due process and speed Addendum: Miranda, another Cuban eligibility dispute Baumann Facts.! Jurisdiction Resjudicata Merits Melinte Facts and procedure Jurisdiction Merits in expedited form Segura Facts and arguments 19

3 vi Table of contents Arbitrability Merits Selected issues Place of arbitration Jurisdiction Raguz and multiparty arbitration scheme Jurisdiction of the ad hoc Division 23 a) Athletes 23 b) IFs 24 c) NOCs 24 d) National federations 25 e) Organising Committee of the Olympic Games 25 f) Manufacturers of sports equipment Arbitrability Law applicable to the merits General principles of law Ascertaining the law - or do you need to prove the law? How fast can arbitrators go? The need for speed Achieving speed Hurdles and how to overcome them Anti-arbitration injunction, parallel proceedings, and Us pendens Identifying and joining the parties Due process: notice and evidence taking - or how fast can parties go? 36 a) Notice 37 b) Evidence taking Memorandum on the CAS ad hoc Division Parties and disputes Structure of the CAS ad hoc Division Arbitration Rules Integral part of Code Course of arbitration 43 -Application 43 - Formation of the arbitral tribunal 43 - Interim Relief 43 - Hearing and evidence 44 - Full power to establish the facts 44 - Law governing the merits 44 -Award 44 - Referral to usual CAS arbitration 45

4 Table of contents vii -Publication Compliance with fundamental principles of natural justice Jurisdiction of the CAS ad hoc Division Place or "seat" of arbitration Seat in Lausanne Reasons for choice of seat The seat: a legal connection Municipal law governing the arbitration Raguz v. Sullivan New South Wales Court of Appeal, 1 September Raducan v. International Olympic Committee Swiss Supreme Court, 4 December English translation Original French version 81 III ARBITRATION AT THE NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES NAGANO AND ARBITRATION - OR TOWARDS A PROXIMATE JUSTICE Introduction The CAS In Nagano Rebagliati v. IOC Samuelsson v. International Ice Hockey Federation Other proceedings Three topics for consideration The law governing the merits: globalization by the application of general principles of law The law governing the arbitration procedure: (de)localization by fixing the seat at Lausanne Resolving disputes: a proximate system of justice 103 IV ARBITRATION AT THE ATLANTA GAMES ARBITRATION AND THE GAMES OR THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE OLYMPIC DIVISION OFTHE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT Goal: fair, fast and free Structure Legal framework Jurisdiction Applicable procedural rules and seat ofthe arbitration Rules applicable to merits ofthe dispute 108

5 viii Table of contents 4. Course ofthe arbitration Practical organization Cases submitted to the Olympic Division US Swimming v. FINA Ill 6.2 Andrade, White and Little.vNOC Cape Verde Andrade Mendyv.AIBA Korneev and Russian NOC v. IOC; Gouliev and Russian NOC v. IOC Conclusions: what lessons are to be learned? 115 V CAS ARBITRATION RULES FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES Arbitration Rules for the Games ofthe XXVII Olympiad in Sydney Reglement d'arbitrage pour les Jeux de la XXVIIeme Olympiade a Sydney 119 VI STANDARD FORMS USED BY THE CAS AD HOC DIVISION Standard request for arbitration Summons to appear 142 INDEX 145 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 149 LIST OF CITED AWARDS AND CASES 155 CAS ad hoc Division awards 155 Other CAS awards 158 Court cases 159 ABREVIATIONS 161