
The Principle of Strict Liability
The principle of strict liability is applied in situations where
urine/blood samples collected from an athlete have produced adverse
analytical results.
It means that each athlete is strictly liable for the substances found
in his or her bodily specimen, and that an anti-doping rule violation
occurs whenever a prohibited substance (or its metabolites or markers)
is found in bodily specimen, whether or not the athlete intentionally
or unintentionally used a prohibited substance or was negligent or
otherwise at fault.
