Sports arbitration, doping and the GDPR: Tightening the judicial independence of non-judicial bodies in NADA and Others
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sports arbitration, doping and the GDPR: Tightening the judicial independence of non-judicial bodies in NADA and Others
Original language description
This case note examines the Grand Chamber judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case C-115/22, NADA and Others, marking the first preliminary reference made by a sports arbitration body. The case concerned the compatibility of Austria's mandatory public disclosure of anti-doping sanctions with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CJEU declared the request inadmissible, holding that the Austrian Independent Arbitration Committee (USK) lacked sufficient independence to qualify as a "court or tribunal" under Article 267 TFEU. This judgment reflects a broader recalibration of the CJEU's independence standards in light of the EU's rule of law crisis, particularly the irremovability requirement. Beyond the procedural dimension, the case reopens debates on whether anti-doping rules fall within the scope of EU law. Contrary to the Advocate General's view, this note argues that anti-doping rules-given their economic implications-engage the GDPR. The CJEU's evolving scrutiny of sports arbitration, as evidenced by ISU v Commission and Royal Football Club Seraing, affirms the need for national courts to ensure such arbitration complies with EU law.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Common Market Law Review
ISSN
0165-0750
e-ISSN
1875-8320
Volume of the periodical
62
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
22
Pages from-to
933-954
UT code for WoS article
001532295000008
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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