Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime

This article examines the International Tennis Federation’s disciplinary regime as it applies to on- and off-court indiscipline, in order to assess the extent to which it complies with well-accepted requirements of procedural fairness. In so doing, it draws on two recent appellate decisions of the I...

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Main Authors: Ben Livings, Karolina Wlodarczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2020-01-01
Series:Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
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Online Access:https://www.entsportslawjournal.com/article/id/856/
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description This article examines the International Tennis Federation’s disciplinary regime as it applies to on- and off-court indiscipline, in order to assess the extent to which it complies with well-accepted requirements of procedural fairness. In so doing, it draws on two recent appellate decisions of the ITF-appointed Independent Tribunal in the cases of Ilie Năstase and Marcelo Rios, both former elite professional players who were at the time of their respective transgressions appointed to positions within the Romanian Fed Cup and Chilean Davis Cup teams, respectively.
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spelling doaj.art-64f88058f8784b7291f6d177c4e772b22022-12-22T04:40:01ZengUniversity of Westminster PressEntertainment and Sports Law Journal1748-944X2020-01-0118110.16997/eslj.242Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary RegimeBen Livings0Karolina Wlodarczak1 Professional Tennis Player/Judge's AssociateThis article examines the International Tennis Federation’s disciplinary regime as it applies to on- and off-court indiscipline, in order to assess the extent to which it complies with well-accepted requirements of procedural fairness. In so doing, it draws on two recent appellate decisions of the ITF-appointed Independent Tribunal in the cases of Ilie Năstase and Marcelo Rios, both former elite professional players who were at the time of their respective transgressions appointed to positions within the Romanian Fed Cup and Chilean Davis Cup teams, respectively.https://www.entsportslawjournal.com/article/id/856/code of conducttransparencyprocedural fairnessdisciplinetennis
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Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime
Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
code of conduct
transparency
procedural fairness
discipline
tennis
title Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime
title_full Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime
title_fullStr Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime
title_full_unstemmed Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime
title_short Procedural Fairness in the International Tennis Federation’s Disciplinary Regime
title_sort procedural fairness in the international tennis federation s disciplinary regime
topic code of conduct
transparency
procedural fairness
discipline
tennis
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