LEGAL
Legal Aid
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms entails a provision of a proper legal aid if the person who is charged and faced with the possible sanction has no sufficient means to pay for his/her defence. Purpose of the anti-doping proceedings is not to punish, but to make sure that justice prevails, and principles of the clean sport are protected.
One way of balancing requirements of antidoping system with necessity of protecting athletes is to provide athletes with a proper legal aid. In this regard, AMADA initiated a project and approached to the leading law firms in the country.
As a results, AMADA and BM Morrison Partners signed a memorandum of understanding on pro bono legal assistance for athletes whose case will be brought and adjudicated before disciplinary hearing panels. Memorandum entails provision of certain number of pro bono services during a year to athletes who seek a legal assistance for free of charge.
