The Legal Nature of Doping Law / Janwillem Soek. – (International Sports Law Journal (2002) 2 : p. 2-7)
Content:
- Doping as a social phenomenon
- The legal instruments
- Conclusion
In the disciplinary law concerning doping, use has to be made of the principles and doctrines which have reached maturity in the sanctioning systems of the states, i.e. criminal law, and which are universally recognized, in order to attain a just and fair balance between the interests of the prosecuting sport organization and the prosecuted athlete who is suspected of having used doping.