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Article: The strict liability principle and the human rights of athletes in doping cases.(Book review)
- Article from:
- The International Sports Law Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 ASSER International Sports Law Centre. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Janwillem Soek
TMC Asser Press, The Hague 2006, hardback pp. 455 + XX, ISBN 13: 978-90-6704-226-0, Price GBP 70.00 / USD 120.00
The central issue in this study, the basis of a PH D thesis by Dr Janwillem Soek, a Senior Researcher at the International Sports Law Centre of the prestigious TMC Asser Instituut in The Hague, The Netherlands, is whether the strict liability principle, whereby any athlete who tests positive for a banned substance is solely responsible for what is found in their body, is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and, in particular, article 6, which guarantees the right to a fair trial and enshrines the basic ...