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Pravna priroda nacionalnih olimpijskih komiteta – uporednopravna analiza
Legal nature of national olympic committees - comparative legal analysis

Author(s): Stefan N. Andonović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: Sports law; the International Olympic Committee; the Olympic Charter; National Olympic Committee

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the question of the legal nature of the National Olympic Committees. In the sports law, the International Olympic Committee and national Olympic committees have an important place. Decisions which they make and the activities which they perform require an understanding of their status and position in the legal systems, especially bearing in mind the tendency of development of professional sports. The work has explored the regulations of the Olympic Charter regarding the National Olympic Committees. The comparative analysis covered the legal acts which regulate the status and functioning of National Olympic Committees. We analyzed provisions of the Olympic Committee of some of European countries (Croatia, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain). The paper additionally analyzed the legal provisions of the Serbian Law on Sport and the Statute of the Serbian Olympic Committee. Using the results obtained author makes conclusions about the legal nature of the national Olympic committees. The results were analyzed from the perspective of sports law and administrative law.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 91-106
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian