Sport, Law and International Diplomacy - GENL0252
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Excluded: GENL1020
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
In the twentieth century sport was transformed from an amateur pastime to a global business and became an important tool for nations in international diplomacy. This course will introduce students to the development of the international sports system and its modes of governance. It will explore the use of sport in diplomacy, especially in key events such as boycott movements that had legal repercussions in various nations. Using a series of case studies the course will consider themes such as international treaties related to sport; human rights; discrimination; violence; women in sport; sport and the European Union among others. It will also examine international organisations such as the IOC, FIFA, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Main Topics
Main Topics
- The geneses of international sporting organisations and the development of the governance of international sport
- Sport and law in the inter-war years (1918-1939) and during the era of appeasement with special consideration of moves in the USA to boycott the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- The boycott era. Law, sport and diplomacy during the Cold War Era (includes dealing with the problem of the Two Chinas, Two Germanies, Two Koreas and others)
- The Gleneagles Agreement and the battle against Apartheid in South Africa
- Human rights and anti-discrimination provisions in international treaties and how sporting organisations deal with them
- International treaties and the protection of sporting intellectual property
- International law and the politics of doping in sport
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport
- The European Union Constitution, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and Sport
- International environmental law and sport
- The Beijing Olympic Games, Law and International Diplomacy
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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