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The principle of lex mitior, a concept originally deriving from criminal law, applies when a federation, associations or sports-related bodies amends its rules and regulations between the time of the asserted sports rule violation and the time of the decision taken by the relevant sports body in respect thereof. The principle of tempus regit actum is then softened by the lex mitior principle in a case where the new rules are more favourable to the accused....
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28
Apr
2022
CAS 2019/A/6669 Sayed Ali Reza Aghazada v. FIFA
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