Dispute resolution in sports
Organized sports have undergone far-reaching modernization in recent decades, both organizationally and structurally. This inevitably entails increasing legalization. After all, more and more aspects of sports require specific regulations. As a result, the number of sports-related disputes is also growing. Dispute resolution in sports has taken an important place in legal practice in recent years.
The sports world has traditionally wanted to organize itself autonomously. People also want to avoid any form of government interference in the field of conflict resolution. This could, among other things, lead to transnational sports law rules being interpreted differently, depending on the jurisdiction in which they are raised.
To ensure the uniform application of sports law rules, as well as compliance with the specificities of sports, the sports world has developed its own dispute settlement mechanisms.
The two most commonly used dispute resolution techniques in sports are disciplinary law and arbitration. Each of the two mechanisms is briefly explained in the next two contributions.
Series of dispute resolution in sports: disciplinary law (link – not yet available) – arbitration (link – not yet available)