Challenging the call: Should sports governing bodies be subject to judicial review?

Abstract

English law is settled in its view that Sports Governing Bodies ("SGBs") are not amenable to judicial review, following the Court of Appeal decision in R v Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club, ex p Aga Khan. However, this article argues that, 27 years on from the leading decision, the issue merits reconsideration owing to flaws in judicial reasoning and, in particular, the subsequent growth of the government's involvement in sport. Moreover, the availability of judicial review in other jurisdictions and against other self-regulatory organisations suggests that the position of SGBs in English law is anomalous. Since Aga Khan, the courts have developed a private law "supervisory jurisdiction" which somewhat accounts for the absence of judicial review but, building on the work of Michael Beloff QC (among others), this article considers the substantive and procedural limitations of private law in challenging SGBs, finding that judicial review may be a preferable forum for sporting litigants. The paper also provides the opportunity to reflect upon the nature of the public-private divide in English law today.

Analisis Yuridis terhadap Judicial Review Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam Kaitannya dengan Proses Penyidikan : Studi Kasus Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor : 130/PUU-XIII/2015

“…Judicial reviewdi Indonesia sendiri dijalankan oleh dua lembaga Negara yakni Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) dan Mahkamah Agung (MA) (Butt, 2019). Dalam pembagian tugasnya di bagian judicial review oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi (Cisneros, 2020) diamanatkan dalam Pasal 24C ayat (1) Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 yang mana Mahkamah Konstitusi berwenang mengadili pada tingkat pertama dan terakhir yang putusannya bersifat final untuk menguji UU terhadap UUD. Sedangkan judicial review Mahkamah Agung diatur dalam Pasal 24A ayat (1) Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 yang menyatakan "Mahkamah Agung berwenang mengadili pada tingkat kasasi, menguji peraturan perundang-undangan di bawah UU terhadap UU…".…”