Athletes Have Rights Too, Right? Investigating the Extreme Unfairness in Sports' Purported Supreme Authority - Why the International Court of Arbitration for Sport Fails to Reign Supreme

Authors

• Zachary Gotlib, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), despite its role as a leading body in international sports dispute resolution, fails to achieve true supremacy due to systemic unfairness. CAS lacks key principles of fairness, particularly in its treatment of individual athletes compared to powerful entities like teams and leagues, hindering its ability to be recognized as a supreme judicial body.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | International Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Zachary Gotlib, Athletes Have Rights Too, Right? Investigating the Extreme Unfairness in Sports' Purported Supreme Authority - Why the International Court of Arbitration for Sport Fails to Reign Supreme, 24 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 389 (2016).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol24/iss2/6