Davies, Chris (2012) The 'comfortable satisfaction' standard of proof: applied by the court of arbitration for sport in drug-related cases. University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review (UNDALR), 14. pp. 1-24.

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Abstract

The common law has developed many principles in relation to evidence, including two standards of proof, one for criminal cases and one for civil matters. Many sporting disputes are now settled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and it utilises a third standard of proof, namely 'comfortable satisfaction', which is defined as lying in between the criminal 'beyond reasonable doubt' and the civil 'balance of probabilities'. Despite stating that it is not bound by the rules of evidence, an examination of CAS drug cases indicates that it operates in a similar way to common law courts in regards to how it uses the evidence presented to it.

Item ID:	25597
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1441-9769
Keywords:	sports law
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Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2013 00:32
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