World Anti-Doping Code Commentary Project

The first fully comprehensive resource for anti-doping practitioners, providing guidance along all steps of the doping control process. With topics ranging from signatory compliance to application of the sanctioning regime, the commentary will assist the anti-doping movement to achieve a more effective implementation and harmonized interpretation of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code.

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Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

By |September 11th, 2018|Proportionality, Provisional Suspension|0 Comments

CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative [...]

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First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

By |June 25th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the [...]

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The Johaug CAS award: Too harsh?

By |November 10th, 2017|No Fault or Negligence, No Significant Fault or Negligence, Proportionality|0 Comments

CAS 2017/A/5110, International Ski Federation (FIS) v. Therese Johaug & The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic [...]

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The Ademi CAS award: One substance? No source? No problem.

By |September 22nd, 2017|Intentional violations, No Significant Fault or Negligence|0 Comments

CAS 2016/A/4676, Arijan Ademi v. UEFA, 24 March 2017. In the Ademi award, the main [...]

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The Significance of Maria Sharapova’s Fault

By |November 23rd, 2016|No Significant Fault or Negligence|0 Comments

CAS Award: CAS 2016/A/4643, Maria Sharapova v. ITF, 30 September 2016. This Court of Arbitration [...]

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Cocaine blues: What the Paolini case suggests about “recreational” drug use under the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code

By |August 19th, 2016|No Significant Fault or Negligence|0 Comments

The Paolini decision, which was decided by the Union Cycliste Internationale’s (“UCI”) anti-doping tribunal (the [...]