Introduction
The Court of Arbitration for Sports ("CAS") is an
independent institution established to provide dispute settlement
through mediation or arbitration for any sports-related disputes.
The Statutes of Bodies Working for the Settlement of Sports-Related
Disputes ("Statutes") foresees two bodies in Article S1,
the International Council of Arbitration for Sports
("ICAS") and the CAS - both bodies are seated in
Lausanne, Switzerland. The CAS is administered and financed by the
ICAS.
The CAS adapted its own Procedural Rules
("Rules")1 to address specific the character
of sports disputes. Pursuant to Article S12 of the Statutes, the
CAS resolves sports-related disputes by constituting panels. These
panels are responsible to resolve disputes at hand in accordance
with the Rules. The three main responsibilities of these panels are
to resolve disputes that are addressed through ordinary arbitration
in cases where the federation, associations, sports-related
