Le Conseil International d'Arbitrage en matière de Sport (CIAS) est l'autorité administrative et financière sous laquelle opère le TAS. Il veille à préserver l'indépendance du TAS et les droits des parties impliquées dans les procédures du TAS. 

Le CIAS est composé de 22 membres représentant le mouvement olympique, les fédérations sportives, les athlètes et le secteur juridique. Une fois nommés, les membres signent une déclaration dans laquelle ils s'engagent à exercer leurs fonctions à titre personnel, en toute objectivité et indépendance. En aucun cas, un membre du CIAS ne peut être impliqué dans une procédure devant le TAS, que ce soit en tant qu'arbitre ou en tant que conseil.

Le bureau du CIAS est composé du président du CIAS, des trois vice-présidents et des présidents de la division d'arbitrage ordinaire du TAS et de la division d'arbitrage d'appel du TAS. Le CIAS élit lui-même les membres de son bureau, et le président du CIAS occupe également la fonction de président du TAS.

Les responsabilités du CIAS comprennent la nomination des arbitres du TAS, l'approbation du budget et des états financiers du TAS, ainsi que la décision de toute modification du Code d'arbitrage en matière de sport. Toute modification du Code ne peut être approuvée qu'à la majorité des deux tiers lors d'une réunion du CIAS.

Mr Michael B. Lenard

Acting ICAS President

USA

Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting; Finance); Doctor of Law; Lawyer; former Partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins; with respect to the United States Olympic Committee, formerly, inter alia, its Vice-President, member of its Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Chair of its Key Strategies Task Force and Joint Marketing Committee, Special Counsel to its Ethics Committee, head of its Athletes Performance Group and member and Vice-Chair of its Athletes' Advisory Council; former member of the Board of Directors of the Organizing Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games and its Audit and Ethics Committee; member of the United States Olympic Team of Handball in the 1984 Olympic Games.

Dr Elisabeth Steiner

ICAS Vice President and Deputy President of the Appeals Arbitration Division

Austria

Attorney-at-law in Vienna (Austria), Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights (France, 2001-2015); Lectured at numerous universities world-wide on Human Rights Law, for example at Stanford University (USA), at Hong Kong university (China) or the University of Vienna (Austria). Visiting Professor at the Renmin University of Beijing and the Yantai University (China). Holding an Phd in Law (University of Vienna) and an Phd in Economics and Business (Vienna University of Economics and Business). Admitted to the Bar for Vienna, lower Austria and Burgenland.

Mr Antonio F. Arimany

ICAS Vice President

Spain

Secretary General, World Triathlon (WT) (2016-current); ITU Legal, Finance and Administration Director (2010-2015); Chair, Legal Group of ASOIF (2016-current); Specialized sport lawyer (2009-2011); Managing Director of Madrid Olympic Bid (2006-2009 & 2004-2005); Managing Director of Jaca Olympic Bid (2005-2006); Regional Manager for NOCs, Organising Committee of the Athens Olympic and Paralympic Games; President, Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (2001-2002) and General Secretary (1996-1997); Senior Tax Advisor & auditor, Garrigues Abogados (1997-2002); Finance & Legal Director, Royal Spanish Motoring Association (1996).

Ms Carole Malinvaud

President of the CAS Ordinary Division

France

Partner Co-head in the Arbitration practice group of Gide Loyrette Nouel; specialist in international commercial law and international arbitration; graduate of Paris II University and Harvard law School; member of the Paris and New York bar; Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce French international arbtiration commission (ICC France) (2013-present); Chair of the Comité Français de l'Arbitrage (2013-2016); Chair of the first instance disciplinary commission of the French Golf Federation; former member of French Junior National Golf Team.

Ms Corinne Schmidhauser OLY

President of the Appeals Arbitration Division

Switzerland

Attorney-at-law; President of Sportschool Feusi Bern; Former President Anti-doping Switzerland; Former member of the FIS Legal Committee (2002-2014); Former Head of the Legal Committee of Swiss Ski; Member of parliament Bern; Former CAS arbitrator; Former President of the Swiss Sports Lawyer Association (ASDS); Winner of the World Cup overall slalom (alpine skiing) 1987. Participant in the Olympic Games in Calgary, 1988.

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