<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> This article presents an analysis of contractual relations in sport from the standpoint of the Croatian legislative system. Due to the complexity of the subject matter, the author considers only a small fragment of it - the significance and the role of sport in Croatian society and the law of contracts „as a cornerstone on which „sports law“ has been built and which is of primary importance in most areas where there is an interface between sport and the law, irrespective of whether the sport is being played at an elite level or at a more humble one“.Bearing in mind the limited extent of this article, the autor tries to provide some clarifications and some guidance on how to deal with the designation and the determination of the applicable law for contracts in the sporting context. Considering that there are different legal regimes which may come into play with regard to the designation of the law applicable to contracts in the sporting context, the author first presents the determination of the applicable law according to the Rome I Regulation and then according to the Croatian Arbitration Act, Swiss Private International Law Act and the CAS Code of Sports-related Arbitration, as the most common in sports practice. Then, the author deals with contracts concluded with minor athletes and the determination of the law applicable to some preliminary questions.Finally, the author presents her perception of the problems encountered and some suggestions for the improvement of the existing legal framework.</abstract>

This article presents an analysis of contractual relations in sport from the standpoint of the Croatian legislative system. Due to the complexity of the subject matter, the author considers only a small fragment of it - the significance and the role of sport in Croatian society and the law of contracts „as a cornerstone on which „sports law“ has been built and which is of primary importance in most areas where there is an interface between sport and the law, irrespective of whether the sport is being played at an elite level or at a more humble one“.Bearing in mind the limited extent of this article, the autor tries to provide some clarifications and some guidance on how to deal with the designation and the determination of the applicable law for contracts in the sporting context. Considering that there are different legal regimes which may come into play with regard to the designation of the law applicable to contracts in the sporting context, the author first presents the determination of the applicable law according to the Rome I Regulation and then according to the Croatian Arbitration Act, Swiss Private International Law Act and the CAS Code of Sports-related Arbitration, as the most common in sports practice. Then, the author deals with contracts concluded with minor athletes and the determination of the law applicable to some preliminary questions.Finally, the author presents her perception of the problems encountered and some suggestions for the improvement of the existing legal framework.

Applicable Law for Contracts in the Sporting Context

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This article presents an analysis of contractual relations in sport from the standpoint of the Croatian legislative system. Due to the complexity of the...

Applicable Law for Contracts in the Sporting Context

Published Online: May 11, 2017

Page range: 197 - 221

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2017-0014

Keywords
sports contracts, applicable law, CAS Code, Rome I Regulation, Croatia

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Applicable Law for Contracts in the Sporting Context

Published Online: May 11, 2017

Page range: 197 - 221

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2017-0014

Keywordssports contracts, applicable law, CAS Code, Rome I Regulation, Croatia

© South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
sports contracts, applicable law, CAS Code, Rome I Regulation, Croatia