The current state and future challenges of the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency
The Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA) is the dispute resolution body in Japan, which provides arbitration and mediation procedures for sport-related disputes. In Japan, as sports attract rising attention in light of hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, sport-related disputes are occurring more frequently. Thus, the JSAA is now expected to play an important role in resolving and preventing sport-related disputes in Japan.
This article:
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outlines the JSAA's organization;
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overviews of JSAA's arbitration and mediation procedures; and
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describes the JSAA's future challenges.
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- Tags: 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 | 2020 Olympic Games | 2020 Paralympic Games | Anti-Doping | Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | Dispute Resolution | Employment | Japan | Japan Anti-Doping Code (JADC) | Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel | Japan Para Sport Association (JPSA) | Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA) | Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC)
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Written by
Shoichi Sugiyama
Shoichi is a partner at Field-R Law Offices. He specialises in sports dispute resolution, including football, anti-doping and athlete human rights protection. Shoichi has extensive experience representing athletes before sports forums, including CAS. He is also an arbitrator at Arbitration Center of Daini Tokyo Bar Association, the Vice Chair of the Sports Arbitration and Mediation Committee at Japan Arbitrators Association and a board member of the Japan Sports Law Association.
