Sports Law research

IASL is an international scientific association founded at 1992. The objective of IASL is the cultivation and the development of the Science, the research and the teaching of Sports Law and the institution of the Olympic Games.

IASL members may be natural and/or legal persons actively participating in the research, teaching and practical application of Sports Law as well as the institution of the Olympic Games.

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Forthcoming Sports Law Congress

The 14th International Sports Law Congress, of IASL, will take place at the University of Athens, Central Building and at the Hotel "TITANIA", from Friday 28 November 2008 to Saturday 29 November 2008. In this congress will be presented papers from the entire spectrum on the Sports Law, further more: National Legislation and Professional Sport, Human Rights in Sports Activities, Sports Jurisdictional Order and Negative Phenomena in Sports Activities.

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International Sports Law Review

The Official Journal of IASL is "International Sports Law Review Pandektis", published twice per year and bound as a volume every two years. Is directed by an Editorial Committee presided by Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos Asst. Professor, University of Athens.

The last issue of É.S.L.R./Pandektis contains several articles on current issues of the science of sports law (e.g. a paper concerning the rules of the new FIFA Regulations for the status and transfer of players).

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Recent News

18 July 2008
The new website of IASL...
IASL welcomes you to our new website. This is the third redesign of IASLs website since 1999. Here you may found information about International Association of Sports Law, Sports Law Congresses, Artic...
3 October 2007
Sports Law Symposium in Japan From 21 - 22 Novembe...
From 21 - 22 November the Sports Law Symposium hosted by Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Japan LAWASIA Friendship Association, LAWASIA and co-hosted by the China Law Society and Korean Bar Assoc...

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Futured article

International Sports Law And Lex Sportiva, Adstract in XI IASL Congress

This paper is a continuation of the thesis put forward by Professor Panagiotopoulos about the special nature of Lex Sportiva. It will examine the nature and the quality of Lex Sportiva in the context of international law, will indicate the special features of Lex Sportiva and try to establish the legal nature of international sports law as a subspecies of international law, or as a different species of law.

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