Doping in sport and arbitration procedure related thereto

This diploma thesis aims to describe and examine the legal framework of the anti-doping system, which is a phenomenon of top-level sport, i.e. the rules controlling institutions, legal rules, arbitration procedure etc. At the beginning of the thesis, the author would like to describe to its readers the history and the origin of the term "doping" as itself and how it developed both in the modern sport history and also as a term important for arbitral proceedings. Next chapter is related to the system of the testing, starting with a preventive control ad testing related to it. Numerous chapters present together an extensive overview of the anti- doping program, the legal system related to it and its debated issues with connections to several legal branches. After the testing proves a positive finding, the sportsmen face a serious risk of being punished (if some of the exception do not apply) because of the strict liability. Since this kind of liability might seem harsh for many, the author presents to readers both the opinions in favor of this system and against its use. The anti-doping system and its rules, the World Anti- Doping Code, changes continuously, therefore author decided to also stress out the most important changes which were brought with the last amendment of the Code, which is effective..