The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is an institution independent of any sports organization which provides for services in order to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation by means of procedural rules adapted to the specific needs of the sports world.
The CAS was created in 1984 and is placed under the administrative and financial authority of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS). Its seat is in Lausanne, at Château de Béthusy, 2, Avenue de Beaumont, CH-1012, Lausanne; tel. (41 21) 613 50 00; fax (41 21) 613 50 01.
