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Law of the Olympic Games

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ISBN-10: 9067043044

ISBN-13: 9789067043045

Edition: 2009

Authors: Alexandre Miguel Mestre

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List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press
Publication date: 12/17/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.65" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Alexandre Miguel Mestre is Professor of Sports Law at Universidade Lus�fona.

Foreword by Professor
List of Acronyms
Introduction
Law and the Olympic Games
Law in the Olympic Games in Antiquity
Law in the Olympic Games of the modem era
From the early scarcity of rules to the Olympic Charter
The difficulty of integrating 'Olympic law' with 'state laws'
The nature of the formal submission of a state to 'Olympic Law' on being a candidate to organise the Olympic Games
The incorporation or assimilation of 'Olympic Law' in national state legislation: The case of Portuguese legislation
Community law as a source of 'Olympic Law'
Acts of secondary legislation and soft law instruments
Case law of the Community courts and the Commission's decision-making practice in the area of competition law
Legal and Institutional Aspects of the Olympic Movement
The Olympic Movement: Definition, composition and general organisation
The three principal constituents of the Olympic Movement
The International Olympic Committee
Mission and role of the IOC
The legal nature of the IOC
Members of the IOC
The National Olympic Committees
Mission and role of the NOCs
Members
The legal nature of NOCs
Country and name of an NOC
The International Sports Federations
Recognition of IFs
Mission and role of the IFs in the OM
Technical responsibility of IFs at the Olympic Games
Legal nature of the IFs
The 'satellite organisations' of the Olympic Movement
The World Anti-Doping Agency
The International Olympic Academy
The Court of Arbitration for Sport
The International Paralympic Committee
The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Congress
The IOC Commissions
The International Olympic Truce Foundation and the International Olympic Truce Centre
The organs of the Olympic Movement
The Session
The Executive Board
The President
Legal Problems of the Contemporary Olympic Movement
Eligibility criteria
Amateurism versus professionalism
Competitors' nationalities
Minimum age limits
The participation of women
The participation of transsexuals in the Olympic Games
Dual participation in the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games
The legal protection of 'Olympic properties'
Protection of the environment
Advertising
Freedom of expression
Media coverage of the Olympic Games
Propaganda versus the freedom of expression
Boycotts of the Olympic Games by National Olympic Committees
Conclusion
Selected writings
Basic documents
Olympic Charter
IOC Code of Ethics
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol
United Nations, General Assembly, Resolution on the Olympic Truce
Appendix
The Legal Regime for a Permanent Olympic Site?
International and National Legislation and Sport Regulations
Table of Cases
Subject Index
Index on Organisations