Tuesday 31 January 2012

Copenhagen Declaration

Copenhagen Declaration

The Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport (Copenhagen Declaration) is a political document through which governments signal theirintention to adopt the World Anti-Doping Code through the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport. The Copenhagen Declaration was finalized by governments at the second World Conference on Doping in Sport in Copenhagen in March 2003.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)Institution which is independent of any sports organization and provides forservices in order to facilitate the settlement of sport-related disputes througharbitration or mediation by means of procedural rules adapted to the specificneeds of the sports world. CAS is often referred to as “sport’s supremecourt.” WADA has a right of appeal to CAS for doping cases under thejurisdiction of organizations that have implemented the World Anti-Doping Code.

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