Freedom of keeping and evaluation of evidence by the jurisdictional bodies of Russian sports organizations

The subject. The All-Russian sports federations, professional leagues, and the Russian AntiDoping Agency (RUSADA) are legally endowed with the rights to create jurisdictional bodies for the mandatory pre-trial settlement of disputes in sports arising between subjects of professional sports and high-performance sports. The listed sports organizations independently develop and approve the procedural rules used in the procedures for the settlement of these disputes, including setting certain standards of proof. The latter can both be literally reflected in the provisions of the regulations of sports organizations without special detail, and expressed in norms that oblige the jurisdictional body to a certain analysis of evidence and justification based on such a decision. The purpose of the study. To analyze the regulations of the all-Russian sports federations, professional leagues, and RUSADA, and highlight several key features of securing the freedom of collection and evaluation of evidence for jurisdictional bodies, both provided by the parties and received at the initiative of such bodies. Methodology. The regulatory norms of the Russian Football Union were used as a representative legal experience, as methods of analysis and comparison are used. The main results of research and the field of their application. Having analyzed the regulations of the all-Russian sports federations, professional leagues, and RUSADA, the authors identified many key features of securing the freedom of collection and evaluation of evidence for jurisdictional bodies, both provided by the parties and received at the initiative of such bodies. Conclusions. The specifics of regulation by sports organizations and the freedom to collect and evaluate evidence by jurisdictional organizations allow us to see their rule-making approaches regarding the use of standards of proof.