With the beginning of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, also sport arbitration is going to face again a time of high speed dispute resolution. For the eleventh time, the Court of Arbitration for Sport Ad Hoc Division (CAS AHD) will hold on-site hearings in disputes related to the Olympic Games and will deliver decisions within 24 hours from the submission of the claim, or within a timeframe compatible with the competition schedule.
In two articles for LawInSport Christian Keidel and Alexander Engelhard give an overview about the operation and legal structure of the AHD, and at the AHD case law. For the articles please click the following links: “The legal framework of the CAS Ad Hoc Division at the Rio Olympic Games” and “Key CAS Ad Hoc Division cases handed down at the Olympic Games“.