1. Choice of law and conflict of laws in sportrelated disputes and proceedings
International laws, regulations of sport organizations, law of the seat of the arbitral or judicial panel, choice of law by the parties, restrictions on the choice of law due to public law principles, etc.
2. Swiss Private International Law
With a special focus on International Arbitration (Chapter 12 of the Swiss Civil Code).
3. The fight against doping, with a special focus on the legitimacy of the WADA Code
History, creation of WADA, purpose of the WADA Code, doping procedures in different sport organizations, the WADA Code in light of principles of criminal and disciplinary law and regulations, and as confronted with basic human rights and international conventions or directives regarding human rights.
4. Conflict of jurisdiction in sport disputes
The relation between proceedings brought before international courts or internal sport organization judicial bodies.
5. Internationalization of sport
With special focus on the relations between sport organizations which are mostly European entities subject to EU Law, however governing sport activities also in all parts of the world, not just subject to the EU Law and principles.
6. Sport Law in the U.S.A.
The structure of sport organizations in the U.S.A. and their relation to international sport organizations, focusing on different views and attitudes regarding the structure of sport activities, international transfers, special regulations, as well as special characteristics in the laws of the game, etc.
7. Sport and EU Law
The impact and influence of the EU Law on international sportrelated issues.
8. Sport financing
Different attitudes towards sport activities financing, private ownership as opposed to public ownership and the coexistence of both regulatory issues related to sport financing, etc.
9. CAS/TAS
History, functions, proceedings and new developments with a special focus on matters of importance for practising lawyers representing and appearing in CAS/TAS.
10. Employment/Labour Law in the framework of sport
Basic principles of labour relations and their coexistence with sport organizations regulations, sportsmen as employees; The specificity of sport and its impact on the basic principles of labour relations.
11. The definition of 'Sport' and the recognition of an activity as 'Sport'
G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations) The Olympic movement, with a special focus on those organizations, who is entitled to become a member and be recognized as 'Sport' or 'Olympic sport'?, etc.
12. 'Lex Sportiva'
Does it exist? Is there still a real debate on the question?