INTRODUCTION
Today sports have an increasing influence within society and commerce. Major sports events like the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are watched by billions of people around the world, causing a social and economic impact globally. International sports federations (ISFs) govern and control international sport. They cannot be regulated by national courts or governments. In Sports Law a distinction has to be made between global sports law and international sports law and sports-related national law. Examples of Lex Sportiva are the FIFA Regulations governing International Matches and the IOC Code of Ethics.
The role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), seated in Lausanne, is more important than ever. The CAS routinely decides on the most important disputes stemming from international sporting competitions and their organisation. The very public controversies over international transfers in football, anti-doping bans, or sporting governance are usually played out on its playground.
This Research Guide is intended as a starting point for research on Sports Law. It provides the basic materials available in the Peace Palace Library, both in print and electronic format. Handbooks, leading articles, bibliographies, periodicals, serial publications and documents of interest are presented in the Selective Bibliography section. Links to the PPL Catalogue are inserted. The Library's subject heading (keyword) Sport is instrumental for searching through the Catalogue. Special attention is given to our subscriptions on databases, e-journals, e-books and other electronic resources. Finally, this Research Guide features links to relevant websites and other online resources of particular interest.
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SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sources
Treaties
- Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the Macolin Convention) (Council of Europe) [18 September 2014]
- Convention on an integrated safety, security and service approach at football matches and other sports events (Council of Europe) [3 July 2016].
- European Sport Charter 2001
- Lisbon Treaty and EU Sports Policy (September 2010) by Richard Parrish (et al.) on behalf of the Directorate-General for Internal Policies (European Parliament)
- UNESCO Charter of Physical Education and Sports (21 November 1978)
Case-law
- Anderson, J. (ed.), Leading Cases in Sports Law, The Hague, Asser, 2013.
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) case law
- Patocchi, P.M. and M. Scherer (gen. eds.), J.E. Brown, A. Werlen, A. Vallélian and D. Durante (ass.eds.), The Swiss International Sports Arbitration Reports, Huntington, NY, JurisNet, 2012.
- Peter, H. (ed.), Arbitration in the America's Cup: the XXXI America's Cup Abitration Panel and its decisions, The Hague, Kluwer Law International, 2003. [e-book]
- Peter, H. (ed.), The 32nd America's Cup Jury and its decisions, Alphen aan den Rijn, Kluwer Law International, 2009. [e-book]
- Peter, H., Hamish, R. and McKenzie, G (eds.), The 33rd America's Cup: Judicial and Arbitral Decisions, Alphen aan den Rijn, Kluwer Law International, 2012. [e-book]
- Peter, H., (ed.), Dispute resolution in the 34th America's Cup, Alphen aan den Rijn, Kluwer Law International, 2016. [e-book]
- Reeb (ed.),Digest of CAS Awards = Recueil des sentences du TAS, Volume 1, 1986-1998, Berne, Stæmpfli, 1998. [e-book]
- Reeb (ed.),Digest of CAS Awards = Recueil des sentences du TAS, Volume 2, 1998-2000, Berne, Stæmpfli, 2002. [e-book]
- Reeb (ed.),Digest of CAS Awards = Recueil des sentences du TAS, Volume 3, 2001-2003, Berne, Stæmpfli, 2004. [e-book]
- Weger, F. de, The Jurisprudence of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2016. [e-book]
- Wild, A., CAS and Football: Landmark Cases, The Hague, Asser, 2012.
UN Declarations and Resolutions
- UNGA Resolution 71/160: Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace [16 December 2016]
- UNGA: Strengthening the global framework for leveraging sport for development and peace (Report of the Secretary General) [14 August 2018]
Soft law
Reference works
- Anderson, J., Parrish, R. and Borja García, B. (eds.), Research Handbook on EU Sports Law and Policy, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
- Blackshaw, I., International Sports Law: an introductory guide, The Hague, Asser Press, 2017. [e-book]
- Karaquillo, J-P., Droit international du sport, Recueil des Cours 309, La Haye : Académie de droit international de La Haye, 2006.
- König, M. und Mitterecker, J., (Hg.), Praxishandbuch des österreichischen Sportrechts, Wien, Facultas, 2022.
- Latty, F., La "Lex sportiva": recherche sur le droit transnational, Leiden, Nijhoff, 2007. [e-book]
- Mavromati, D. and Reeb, M, The Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Commentary, Cases and Materials, Alphen aan den Rijn, Wolters Kluwer, Law & Business, 2015. [e-book]
- Nafziger, J.A.R. and Gauthier, R. (eds.), Handbook on International Sports Law, Second edition, Edgar Elgar Publishing, 2022.
- Scherrer, U., Muresan, R. and Ludwig, K., Sportrecht: eine Begriffserläuterung, Zürich, Orell Füssli Verlag, 2014.
- Wax, A., Internationales Sportrecht : unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Sportvölkerrechts, Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2009.
- Wenner, L.A. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society, Oxford, OUP, 2023.
Selected books and articles
- Álvarez Rubio, J.J., "Extensión y límites de la especificidad del deporte: arbitraje deportivo (TAS), normas FIFA sobre TPO y Derecho europeo", Arbitraje: revista de arbitraje comercial y de inversiones, 11 (2018), No. 3, pp. 703-734.
- Anderson, J., Sports Law: A Concise Introduction, Cheltenham, Edgar Elgar Publishing, 2023.
- Andrade, J.L., "Mediation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)", in Hirsch, L. et Imhoos, C. (eds.), Arbitrage, médiation et autres modes pour résoudre les conflits autrement, Genève, Schulthess Éditions Romandes, 2018, pp. 111-120.
- Axer, L.F., Beweisanforderungen in der internationalen Sportschiedsgerichtsbarkeit vor dem Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS): unter besonderer Beachtung des Nachweises von Doping, Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2021.
- Bareuther, M.-C.R.D., Transparenz in der internationalen Sportschiedsgerichtsbarkeit: zur Öffentlichkeit von Verfahren und Entscheidungen des Court of Arbitration for Sport, Berlin, Peter Lang, 2021.
- Beffa, L. et Robert-Tissot, F., "Arbitrage en matière sportive", in Hirsch, L. et Imhoos, C. (eds.), Arbitrage, médiation et autres modes pour résoudre les conflits autrement, Genève, Schulthess Éditions Romandes, 2018, pp. 229-238.
- Bareuther, M.-C.R.D., Transparenz in der internationalen Sportschiedsgerichtsbarkeit: zur Öffentlichkeit von Verfahren und Entscheidungen des Court of Arbitration for Sport, Berlin, Peter Lang, 2021.
- Brandofino, N.-A., "Kicking the Law: The Effects of FIFA Regulations on a World Cup Host Country's Legislative Process in Regards to Intellectual Property Protection", Brooklyn journal of international law, 45 (2019), No. 1, pp. 302-328.
- Buy, F. (et al.), Droit du sport, 5e édition, Paris, L.G.D.J, 2018.
- Camacho, M., "Violations of Human Rights in Mega-Sporting Events: A Study on tne Long-Term Effects of the Mega-Sporting Events on Host Population", 58 (2022) Texas international law journal, No. 1 (Fall), pp. 73-96.
- Casini, L., "The Making of a 'Lex Sportiva' by the Court of Arbitration for Sport", in Armin von Bogdandy and Ingo Venzke (eds.), International Judicial Lawmaking : on Public Authority and Democratic Legitimation in Global Governance, Heidelberg, Springer, 2012, pp. 439-469.
- Cukurov, D., Kartellrechtliche Zulässigkeit von Superligen im Fußball: der europäische Ligasport vor dem Umbruch, Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2021.
- David, P., A Guide to the World Anti-Doping Code: the Fight for the Spirit of Sport, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Dichter, H.L. and A.L. Johns (eds.), Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945, Lexington, Kentucky, University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
- Duval, A., "Lost in translation? The European Convention on Human Rights at the Court of Arbitration for Sport", 22 (2022) International Sports Law Journal, No. 2, 132–151.
- Duval, A., "How Qatar’s migrant workers became FIFA’s Problem: a transnational struggle for responsibility", 12 (2021) Transnational Legal Theory, No. 4, pp. 473-500.
- Duval, A. and Rompuy, B. van (eds.), The Legacy of Bosman: Revisiting the Relationship between EU Law and Sport, The Hague, Asser Press, 2016.
- Exner, J., "Intent, substances of abuse, aggravating circumstances, protected persons and recreational athletes: does the World Anti-Doping Code 2021 provide proportionate sanctions?" 22 (2022) International Sports Law Journal, No. 1, pp. 62-84.
- Exner, J., Sporting nationality in the context of European Union Law: seeking a balance between sporting bodies' interests and athletes' rights, Cham, Springer, 2019.
- Fischer, G., FIFA and Human Rights: from Harsh Tackles to Fair Play? Wien, NWV, 2017.
- Freeburn,L., Regulating International Sport: Power, Authority and Legitimacy, Leiden, Boston, Brill Nijhoff, 2018. [e-book]
- Foster, K., "Is There a Global Sports Law?", Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 2 (2003), No. 1, pp. 1-18.
- García Silvero, E.A., "La disciplina deportiva en las federaciones deportivas internacionales: algunos aspectos básicos para su adecuada comprensión", Revista española de derecho sportivo, 35 (2015), No. 1, pp. 79-102.
- Gauthier, R., "Constructing Statehood through Sport: Football, Kosovo, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport = Constituer l'État par l'entremise du sport: le football, le Kosovo et le Tribunal arbitral du Sport", The Canadian yearbook of international law, 56 (2019), pp. 220-257.
- Gürcüoğlu, B., "To what extent is the law of the Olympics constitutionalised? A global constitutionalist reading of the International Olympic Committee", International Sports Law Journal, 22 (2022), No.4.
- Haas, U., "The Revision of The World Anti-Doping Code 2021", Sweet & Maxwell's International Sports Law Review, 20 (2020), No. 3, pp. 25-37.
- Haas, U. and Healey, D. (eds.), Doping in Sport and the Law, Portland, Oregon : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.
- Hardie, M., Governing the Society of Competition: Cycling, Doping and the Law, Oxford, New York, Hart, 2020.
- Heerdt, D., Blurred lines of responsibility and accountability: Human rights abuses at Mega-Sporting Events, Mortsel, Intersentia, 2021.
- Hessert, B., Sports Investigations Law and the ECHR: Collection, Use, and Exchange of Intelligence, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
- Hoven, E. and Kubiciel, M., Das Gesetz gegen Doping im Sport in der Praxis - eine Evaluierung, Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2021.
- Hülskötter, T., Die (Un-)Wirksamkeit von Schiedsvereinbarungen im Berufssport, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2020.
- Kamara, M. et Bertrand, J.-B., Le contentieux international du transfert des joueurs: football et autres sports collectifs, Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2020.
- Keys, J.B. (ed.), The Ideals of Global Sport: from Peace to Human Rights, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.
- Kornbeck, J. (ed.), EU Antitrust Law and Sport Governance: The Next Frontier? London, New York, Routledge, 2023.
- Kuwelker, S., Diaconu, M. and Kuhn, A., “Competition Manipulation in International Sport Federations’ Regulations: A Legal Synopsis.” The International Sports Law Journal 22, (2022), no. 4, pp. 288–313.
- Liébana Ortiz, J.R., Justicia deportiva internacional: el procedimiento ante el Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo, Barcelona, Atelier, 2021.
- Lindholm, J., The Court of Arbitration for Sport and Its Jurisprudence An Empirical Inquiry into Lex Sportiva, The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2019. [e-book]
- Mavromati, D., "The Appeal Procedure before the CAS. Key Insights and Practical Tips", ASA Bulletin, 41 (2023), No. 1, pp. 7-29.
- Mazuy, C.-M., "Lex Sportiva: Ex jus comparatum ad independentiam?", Ius Comparatum, 1 (2020), pp. 65-91.
- Miège, C., Sport et droit européen, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2017.
- Möller, C.R., Lex Sportiva: zur Verfassung der transnationalen Dopingregulierung, Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2022.
- Opfermann, G., Schiedsvereinbarungen zum CAS: Eine Untersuchung aus der Perspektive des Kartellrechts, Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2021.
- Ortega Burgos, E. and García Caba, M.M., (dirs.), Derecho deportivo, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 2022.
- Pérez González, C., Lex sportiva y derecho internacional, Cizur Menor (Navarra), Aranzadi, Thomson Reuters, 2018.
- Pérez González, C., "Un Derecho internacional del deporte? Reflexiones en torno a una rama del Derecho internacional público in statu nascendi", Revista española de derecho internacional, 69 (2017), No. 1, pp. 195-217.
- Putzier, K.R., Kartellrechtliche Anforderungen an private Rechtssysteme im Sport, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2022.
- Rosero Espinosa, N., "El Tribunal Arbitral del Deporte (TAS) y el arbitraje deportivo en Latinoamérica", Revista española de derecho deportivo, 45 (2020), No. 1, pp. 105-126.
- Schwab, B., "Protect, Respect and Remedy: Global Sport and Access to Justice, Sweet & Maxwell's International Sports Law Review, 20 (2020), No. 3, pp. 57-70.
- Schwab, B., "Protect, Respect and Remedy: Global Sport and Human Rights", Sweet & Maxwell's International Sports Law Review, 19 (2019), No. 3, pp. 52-65.
- Sloot, B. van der, Paun, M. and Leenes, R., Athletes’ Human Rights and the Fight Against Doping: A Study of the European Legal Framework, The Hague, Asser Press, 2020.
- Spalding, A.B., A new megasport legacy: host-country human rights and anti-corruption reforms, New York, Oxford University Press, 2022.
- Star, S., Kelly, S., "Examining procedural fairness in anti-doping disputes: a comparative empirical analysis", International Sports Law Journal, 22 (2022), No. 3, pp. 217–240.
- Tomlinson, A., FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) : the Men, the Myths and the Money, London, Routledge, 2014.
- Vieweg, K. (ed.), Lex Sportiva, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2015.
- Weatherill, S., "Saving Football from Itself: Why and How to Re-make EU Sports Law, Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, 24 (2022), pp. 4-23.
- Weatherill, S., Principles and Practice in EU Sports Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Werra, J. de, "Athletes & Social Media: what constitutes Ambush Marketing in the Digital Age? The Case of Rule 40 of the Olymplic Charter", in: Rita Trigo Trindade, Rashid Bahar, Giulia Neri-Castracane (eds.), Vers les sommets du droit: liber amicorum pour Henry Peter, Genève, Schulthess, 2019, pp. 3-24.
- Wollmann, A.S., Nationality requirements in Olympic sports, Oisterwijk, Wolf Legal Publishers, 2016.
Periodicals, serial publications
- African Sports Law and Business journal
- ASSER International sports law Series
- Beiträge zum Sportrecht, (Berlin, Duncker & Humblot)
- CAS Bulletin
- Causa Sport : die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft
- Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
- Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review
- International Sports Law Journal
- International Sports Law Review
- Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
- Schriftenreihe Causa Sport
- Schriften zum Sportrecht (Baden-Baden, Nomos)
- Yearbook of international sports law
Bibliographies
- Georgetown Library Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide
- International Sports Law : A Research Guide on International Sports Law - Update, by Amy Burchfield
- University of Ottawa Library: Research Guide on Sports Law
- University of Washington School of Law Gallagher Law Library: Research Guide on Sports Law
DATABASES
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) case law
- Infosport - Acteurs du sport (magazine)
- International Platform of Sports Law Journals
- Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches and internationales Privatrecht : Sportrecht
- University of Washington School of Law Gallagher Law Library: Research Guide on Sports Law
EXTERNAL LINKS
- Asser International Sports Law Blog
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (Council of Europe)
- FIFA Legal Portal
- Marquette University Law School: National Sports Law Institute (USA)
- Sport and the EU Treaties
- The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), Neuchatel, Switzerland
- The International Sports Law Centre at the T.M.C. Asser Institute
INTERNAL LINKS