Maria Sharapova, a top-level professional tennis player (the Athlete) had tested positive for a prohibited substance in January 2016. This paper examines the subsequent CAS Award along with some provisions of the 2015 WADA Code and other interesting procedural issues related to the CAS Code that were discussed in this award.
NEW BOOK RELEASE
by Despina Mavromati / Matthieu Reeb, Wolters Kluwer 2025
Ιn its fully revised second edition, The Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport offers a comprehensive, article-by-article commentary of the CAS Rules. Drawing on leading CAS and Swiss Federal Tribunal case law, CAS practices and international arbitration principles, the book is an indispensable reference for practitioners, arbitrators, and scholars working in sports arbitration.
This second edition introduces significant updates, including new model documents and new chapters on the ICAS, the CAS ad hoc Rules and the CAS Anti-Doping Division Rules during the Olympic Games.
