في مقال سابق، قمت بنشر مقال بعنوان «الدوري يتطور، فهل تتطور اللجان؟»، وكان ذلك المقال محاولة لتسليط الضوء على الفجوة المتنامية بين سرعة المشروع التنموي الرياضي الكبير الذي تشهده المملكة، وبطء آليات فض النزاعات والانضباط داخل المنظومة الرياضية.
واستمراراً لذلك الطرح، يأتي هذا المقال ليضع تصوراً متزناً وواقعياً لسبل تطوير عمل اللجان الرياضية، ليس من باب التنظير، بل انطلاقاً من الحاجة العملية الملحّة لتحديث أدوات الانضباط والتقاضي بما يتوافق مع تطلعات الدولة ومكانتها المتقدمة في المشهد الرياضي الدولي.
إن الإشكال الجوهري لا يكمن في غياب النصوص، بل في تفاوت تفسيرها وتضارب مخرجاتها، وغياب التناسق القضائي في تطبيقها. وهذه الفجوة لا تُضعف فقط العدالة الرياضية، بل قد تُلقي بظلالها على ثقة الجمهور، وتُضعف صورة الاحتراف المؤسسي الذي تسعى إليه المملكة.
اللجان القضائية الرياضية لا تزال في مراحل تأسيسية من حيث المنهج الإجرائي، حيث يغلب عليها الاجتهاد الفردي بدلًا من اعتماد سوابق قانونية تُرسي المبادئ، وتُوحد التفسير، وتُقلّص التباين في القرارات بين لجان الانضباط والاستئناف ومركز التحكيم الرياضي.
ويُلاحظ، مع التقدير لخبرات الكثير من الأعضاء القانونية، أن بعض اللجان تضم كوادر قانونية قد تكون ذات خلفية أكاديمية أو استشارية، إلا أن العمل في هذا النوع من اللجان يتطلب مهارات نوعية إضافية تتعلق بالصياغة القضائية، وتسبيب الأحكام، واستحضار الفقه النظامي والشرعي في السياقات المحلية. وهي عناصر لا يمكن افتراض توافرها بمجرد حمل شهادة قانونية، بل تتطلب تدريباً تخصصياً مستمراً.
ورغم أن اللجان الرياضية تُدار إدارياً ضمن منظومة اللجنة الأولمبية، إلا أن طبيعة قراراتها وتأثيرها تمس حقوق الأندية واللاعبين والرعاة والجمهور، ما يجعلها جزءاً من المنظومة العدلية الأوسع، ويتطلب ضوابط ومعايير لا تقل دقة عن تلك المعتمدة في المحاكم واللجان القضائية المتخصصة في بقية القطاعات.
وفي عدة دول سبقتنا في تطوير منظومة العدالة الرياضية، مثل المملكة المتحدة وفرنسا، تم إنشاء هيئات استئناف رياضية مستقلة يُشرف عليها قضاة محترفون بالتنسيق مع الجهات الرياضية، ما خلق توازناً بين خصوصية القطاع الرياضي ومتطلبات العدالة القضائية.
ولتجاوز هذا الواقع، نقترح أربعة مسارات تطويرية قابلة للتنفيذ وتنسجم مع الطابع المؤسسي الذي تسعى له المملكة في مشروعها الرياضي:
1 ــ هيئة مرجعية للتفسير القضائي الرياضي:
إنشاء هيئة متخصصة ضمن اللجنة الأولمبية، تُصدر مبادئ تفسير موحدة وملزمة تُعتمد من جميع اللجان القضائية الرياضية، وتُحقق اتساقاً قانونياً في الأحكام.
2 ــ نشر الأحكام وأسبابها القانونية:
إلزام اللجان بصياغة أحكامها بشكل مسبب وواضح، ونشرها ضمن منصة إلكترونية موحدة، مما يرفع مستوى الشفافية، ويعزز جودة الحُكم.
3 ــ التدريب القضائي المتخصص:
إعداد برامج تأهيل قانوني مستمر لأعضاء اللجان، بالتعاون مع معاهد القضاء ومعاهد الإدارة، لضمان فهمهم المتكامل للنصوص الرياضية والقواعد الإجرائية.
4 ــ إدارة تعارض المصالح:
وضع لوائح تنظيمية واضحة تمنع تضارب المصالح في عضوية اللجان، بما يضمن نزاهة القرار، ويُعزز استقلالية الجهات القضائية الرياضية.
إن تحديث بنية اللجان الرياضية لم يعد ترفاً تنظيمياً، بل ضرورة تتجاوز مجرد تحسين الأداء، فهي جزء من حماية سمعة المملكة، وترسيخ صورتها كدولة تُعلي من شأن العدالة، وتواكب مكانتها العالمية في القطاع الرياضي.
وإذا كانت المملكة قد استثمرت في تطوير البنية التحتية والمنافسة الرياضية على أعلى مستوى، فإن استكمال هذه المنظومة لا يكون إلا بتطوير أدوات الانضباط وصياغة القرارات بما يعكس هذا الطموح، ويواكبه بمنهج مؤسسي متين، قادر على مواكبة التحول، والوفاء بمتطلبات المرحلة القادمة.
إن هذه المقترحات لا تدّعي الكمال، لكنها تمثل محاولة لتقديم رؤية تنظيمية قابلة للنقاش والتطوير، في سبيل بناء منظومة عدلية رياضية تعكس طموحات الدولة وقيم العدالة التي أرستها رؤيتها التنموية.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
In a previous article, I published a piece titled "The League is Evolving, But Are the Committees?" This article aimed to shed light on the growing gap between the rapid development of major sports projects in the Kingdom and the slow mechanisms for dispute resolution and discipline within the sports system.
Continuing with this theme, this article presents a balanced and realistic vision for ways to develop the work of sports committees, not from a theoretical standpoint, but driven by the urgent practical need to update the tools of discipline and litigation in line with the aspirations of the state and its advanced position in the international sports scene.
The fundamental issue lies not in the absence of texts, but in the varying interpretations and conflicting outcomes, as well as the lack of judicial consistency in their application. This gap not only undermines sports justice but may also cast a shadow on public trust and weaken the image of institutional professionalism that the Kingdom seeks.
Sports judicial committees are still in foundational stages regarding procedural methodology, where individual efforts prevail instead of relying on legal precedents that establish principles, unify interpretation, and reduce variance in decisions among the disciplinary committees, appeals, and the sports arbitration center.
It is noted, with appreciation for the expertise of many legal members, that some committees include legal personnel who may have academic or consulting backgrounds; however, working in this type of committee requires additional qualitative skills related to judicial drafting, reasoning of judgments, and invoking statutory and Sharia jurisprudence in local contexts. These are elements that cannot be assumed to be present simply by holding a legal degree, but require ongoing specialized training.
Although sports committees are administratively managed within the Olympic Committee framework, the nature of their decisions and their impact affect the rights of clubs, players, sponsors, and the public, making them part of the broader judicial system, which necessitates regulations and standards that are no less precise than those adopted in courts and specialized judicial committees in other sectors.
In several countries that have preceded us in developing the sports justice system, such as the United Kingdom and France, independent sports appeal bodies have been established, overseen by professional judges in coordination with sports entities, creating a balance between the specificity of the sports sector and the requirements of judicial justice.
To overcome this reality, we propose four developmental pathways that are feasible and align with the institutional character that the Kingdom seeks in its sports project:
1 - A Reference Body for Sports Judicial Interpretation:
Establish a specialized body within the Olympic Committee that issues unified and binding interpretation principles adopted by all sports judicial committees, achieving legal consistency in judgments.
2 - Publishing Judgments and Their Legal Reasons:
Obligate committees to draft their judgments in a reasoned and clear manner, and publish them on a unified electronic platform, thereby raising the level of transparency and enhancing the quality of the ruling.
3 - Specialized Judicial Training:
Prepare ongoing legal qualification programs for committee members, in collaboration with judicial institutes and management institutes, to ensure their comprehensive understanding of sports texts and procedural rules.
4 - Managing Conflicts of Interest:
Establish clear regulatory frameworks that prevent conflicts of interest in committee membership, ensuring the integrity of decisions and enhancing the independence of sports judicial entities.
Updating the structure of sports committees is no longer an organizational luxury but a necessity that goes beyond mere performance improvement; it is part of protecting the Kingdom's reputation and establishing its image as a state that upholds justice and keeps pace with its global standing in the sports sector.
If the Kingdom has invested in developing infrastructure and sports competition at the highest level, completing this system can only be achieved by developing disciplinary tools and drafting decisions that reflect this ambition, accompanied by a robust institutional approach capable of keeping pace with transformation and meeting the requirements of the upcoming phase.
These proposals do not claim perfection, but they represent an attempt to present an organizational vision that is open for discussion and development, in the pursuit of building a sports judicial system that reflects the state's aspirations and the values of justice established by its developmental vision.
Continuing with this theme, this article presents a balanced and realistic vision for ways to develop the work of sports committees, not from a theoretical standpoint, but driven by the urgent practical need to update the tools of discipline and litigation in line with the aspirations of the state and its advanced position in the international sports scene.
The fundamental issue lies not in the absence of texts, but in the varying interpretations and conflicting outcomes, as well as the lack of judicial consistency in their application. This gap not only undermines sports justice but may also cast a shadow on public trust and weaken the image of institutional professionalism that the Kingdom seeks.
Sports judicial committees are still in foundational stages regarding procedural methodology, where individual efforts prevail instead of relying on legal precedents that establish principles, unify interpretation, and reduce variance in decisions among the disciplinary committees, appeals, and the sports arbitration center.
It is noted, with appreciation for the expertise of many legal members, that some committees include legal personnel who may have academic or consulting backgrounds; however, working in this type of committee requires additional qualitative skills related to judicial drafting, reasoning of judgments, and invoking statutory and Sharia jurisprudence in local contexts. These are elements that cannot be assumed to be present simply by holding a legal degree, but require ongoing specialized training.
Although sports committees are administratively managed within the Olympic Committee framework, the nature of their decisions and their impact affect the rights of clubs, players, sponsors, and the public, making them part of the broader judicial system, which necessitates regulations and standards that are no less precise than those adopted in courts and specialized judicial committees in other sectors.
In several countries that have preceded us in developing the sports justice system, such as the United Kingdom and France, independent sports appeal bodies have been established, overseen by professional judges in coordination with sports entities, creating a balance between the specificity of the sports sector and the requirements of judicial justice.
To overcome this reality, we propose four developmental pathways that are feasible and align with the institutional character that the Kingdom seeks in its sports project:
1 - A Reference Body for Sports Judicial Interpretation:
Establish a specialized body within the Olympic Committee that issues unified and binding interpretation principles adopted by all sports judicial committees, achieving legal consistency in judgments.
2 - Publishing Judgments and Their Legal Reasons:
Obligate committees to draft their judgments in a reasoned and clear manner, and publish them on a unified electronic platform, thereby raising the level of transparency and enhancing the quality of the ruling.
3 - Specialized Judicial Training:
Prepare ongoing legal qualification programs for committee members, in collaboration with judicial institutes and management institutes, to ensure their comprehensive understanding of sports texts and procedural rules.
4 - Managing Conflicts of Interest:
Establish clear regulatory frameworks that prevent conflicts of interest in committee membership, ensuring the integrity of decisions and enhancing the independence of sports judicial entities.
Updating the structure of sports committees is no longer an organizational luxury but a necessity that goes beyond mere performance improvement; it is part of protecting the Kingdom's reputation and establishing its image as a state that upholds justice and keeps pace with its global standing in the sports sector.
If the Kingdom has invested in developing infrastructure and sports competition at the highest level, completing this system can only be achieved by developing disciplinary tools and drafting decisions that reflect this ambition, accompanied by a robust institutional approach capable of keeping pace with transformation and meeting the requirements of the upcoming phase.
These proposals do not claim perfection, but they represent an attempt to present an organizational vision that is open for discussion and development, in the pursuit of building a sports judicial system that reflects the state's aspirations and the values of justice established by its developmental vision.


