1st Edition
Sports Investigations Law and the ECHR Collection, Use and Exchange of Intelligence
1. Introductory comments;
2. Analytical framework: The European Convention on Human Rights;
3. The gathering of intelligence and evidence in sports investigations;
4. The use of information obtained in internal sports investigations;
5. Exchange of information;
6. Conclusion
Biography
Björn Hessert, Attorney-at-Law, is a Counsel to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously, Björn was an academic at University of Zurich, Switzerland, and a Visiting Professor at Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan. His research and teaching interests focus on sports law and arbitration. Björn has published widely on issues relating to, inter alia, sports integrity and investigations, doping, match-fixing, sports and human rights, and sports arbitration. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA) and the Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS). This book has been awarded with the ASDS Publication Award 2022.
"The examination of the rules, procedures and actions of sports bodies from a human rights perspective is an increasingly important area of legal research and study. This book examines the interaction of sports investigations with athletes and public prosecution authorities, highlighting a wide-range of evidence-gathering techniques and examining their compliance with the ECHR. This is essential reading for anyone interested in sports integrity and the way that suspected breaches are investigated and prosecuted in the sporting world."
Professor Mark James, Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University
