Overview
The second edition of the FIFA Executive Programme in Sports Arbitration was held in 2022 between 3 February and 10 April. The three modules, all of which were held exclusively in English, combined online and on-site sessions, with the graduation ceremony took place in Zurich (Switzerland) at the FIFA HQ.
FIFA Executive Programme in Sports Arbitration 2022
Modules
An introduction to the CAS and its proceedings
• CAS: its history and structure. • ICAS (International Council of Arbitration for Sports). • The CAS Code of Sports-related Arbitration. • CAS proceedings: - The ordinary arbitration procedure. - The appeal arbitration procedure. - The CAS Anti-Doping Division procedure. • Ad-hoc divisions. • Other arbitration models in sport: The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal, the North American professional leagues system, etc. • Practical exercise: statement of appeal.
Fundamental Aspects of CAS Proceedings
• Initiation of the procedure: seat, language, time limits, formation of the panel, appointing arbitrators. • Costs of the arbitration proceedings: amount, advance of costs payment, share of costs. • Procedure: written submissions, bifurcation, jurisdiction, applicable provisional and conservatory measures, additional submissions, hearing, expedited proceedings, applicable law to the merits. • Types of Evidence: exhibits, witnesses, expert evidence, request for evidentiary measures, evidentiary measures requested by the panel. • Proof: burden of proof and standard of proof. • Hearing from the arbitrator’s perspective: opening statements, witnesses' and experts’ testimonies, and closing statements. • The award: Potential remedies before the Swiss Federal Tribunal. • Practical exercise: appeal brief and answer to the appeal.
CAS Leading Cases in Sport
• CAS landmark decisions in football. • CAS landmark decisions in disciplinary and ethics. • CAS landmark decisions in anti-doping. • CAS landmark decisions at the Olympic Games. • Other CAS landmark decisions. • Practical exercise: moot court case.