The Law of the Olympic Games

This book examines, from a legal perspective, the numerous developments in the rules and institutions of the Olympic Games from antiquity to the modern day. It offers a well-informed and insightful explanation of the Lex Olympica, and analyses the legal and institutional aspects that arise in the Olympic Movement (OM), such as its definition, composition and general organisation, its three principal constituents, its three satellite organisations and its organs.

Furthermore, it addresses contemporary legal questions and inherent consequences the OM encounters, such as eligibility criteria, legal protection of the Olympic symbol, protection of the environment, advertising and ambush marketing, athletes’ freedom of expression and Olympic boycotts.

• Analysis of the main legal and institutional aspects of the Olympic Games allows reader to learn about the legal challenges it faces
• Examines the numerous developments which have taken place in the regulation of the Olympic Games, allowing readers to view the Olympic Charter in its historical perspective
• Documentation section contains full basic texts on the Olympic Games, such as the Olympic Charter, allowing readers to study such texts in connection with the analysis