The Relevance of Swiss Law in Doping Disputes / Mike Morgan
In: Revue de droit Suisse (Volume 132 (2013), issue 03, p. 341 to 351)
Swiss law does, more often than not, play an important part in the determination of doping disputes. Governing bodies of sport must therefore not lose sight of the fact that Swiss law protects athletes from unlawful infringement of their personality rights. To that end, sanctions imposed on athletes can only be justified where they pursue an overriding public or private interest, are proportionate and do not lead to unequal treatment.
