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Lex Ludica and Lex Sportiva: the autonomous regulation of international sport
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INICIO DE SERIE
Two regimes, one sport: why the distinction between lex ludica and lex sportiva determines who is right before the argument even begins (Part I)
Why does the distinction between lex ludica and lex sportiva determine the outcome of sports disputes before they begin? An analysis of the limits of CAS intervention and the impact of landmark rulings like the Diarra case on the autonomy of sports law.
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The CAS does not legislate: four decades of jurisprudence that prove the contrary (Part II)
Although CAS insists it only applies existing rules (lex lata) without legislating, four decades of awards show a functionally normative effect. This article examines how its jurisprudence constructs the "living law" of sport through a de facto stare decisis.
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The autonomy that was never absolute: Bosman, Meca-Medina, Diarra, and Seraing as the cartography of a limit (Part III)
The specificity of sport is not an absolute shield against European Union law. This article traces the evolution of this limit through the landmark Bosman, Meca-Medina, Diarra, and Seraing rulings, defining the current framework of legitimacy for lex sportiva.
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Litigating and Arbitrating after Diarra and Seraing: What Theory Demands in Practice (Part IV)
How does daily work for lawyers and arbitrators change after the Diarra and Seraing rulings? This final article in the series translates the theoretical limits of sports law into indispensable, practical criteria for current litigation, strategy, and drafting awards.
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