12th International Congress on Sports Law
The 12th IASL Congress had been taken place at Ljubljana, Slovenia 23-25 November 2006.



1.Professional Sport Activities and Lex Sportiva

1.1.Lex Sportiva and Its Application on the National Framework of Sports Law / Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos, Greece

1.2.Sport in National Sports Acts and Constitutions: Definition, Ratio Legis and Objectives / Janwilliem Soek, the Netherlands

1.3.Regulation of Sports Activities in the Macedonian Legal System / Goce Naumovski, FYROM
Legal Protection of American Female Student - Athletes’ Right to Participate: An Examination of the Effectiveness of Title IX After 34 Years / Cathryn L. Claussen, USA

1.4.A Comparison of the European and North American Models of Professional Sports Organization / James A. R. Nafziger, USA

1.5.Morals Drawn From a Political Attack Hidden Behind Constitutional Approaches - A Case Study of The Background a Vote for Trust Against the HOC President (The Schmitt – Case) / Andres Nemes, Hungary

1.6.L’influence du sport professionnel sur la prise en compte par les droits nationaux et communatiares desparticularismes sportifs / Gérard Auneau, France

1.6.Case Study - Commercial Exploitation of Polo, a Newly Evolving Sport: Can it Work? / Genevieve Gordon, USA


2.Labour Relations in Sports Activities

2.1.Freedom of Movement in Relation to Sport / Roberto Branco Martins, the Netherlands

2.2.Labour Relations in Sports Activities and Safeguarding Labour Right / Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Greece

3.Taxation and Social Insurance in Professional Sport

3.1.The Taxation of Image Rights in Slovenia / Jernej Podlipnik, Slovenia


4.Security of Sport Events and Spectators' Transport

4.1.Security at Sports Events in the USA: Mass Searches of Spectators / Cathryn L. Claussen, USA

4.2.A Safety and Security Case Study: the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 / Urvasi Naidoo, United Arab Emirates

4.3.Football Sans Frontierès: Harmonising Violence Prevention Standards for Sporting Events in the European Union / Jack Anderson, Northern Ireland

Reception, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby (Executive)


5.Sports Law and Special Contract Forms

5.1.Conceptual Approaches to Protecting the Publicity Value of Athletes in German and US American Law /Saskia Lettmaier, Klaus Vieweg, Germany

5.2.The Brazilian Dodge or How the New Contractual Stability Rules Help Teams and Players Get Around the New FIFA International Transfer Rules and the Bosman Test of the ECJ / Jean – Christian Drolet, Canada

5.3.Playing it Rough; the Training Compensation Problem of Professional Ice Hockey and the Attempts of the Russian Federation to Play the Market / Jean – Christian Drolet, Canada

5.4.The Business of Sports in South Africa / Brian Brooks, New Zealand

5.5.Fraud and Betting in Professional Football: Recent Cases in Italy and Comparative Analysis / Lucio Colantuoni, Italy

5.6.Burying the "Bung" - Financial Corruption in Professional Football / Simon Gardiner,United Kingdom

5.7.Sponsorship Agreement as a Formal Legal Instrument of Modern Sport / Tone Jagodic, Slovenia

5.8.Sport Facilities Name as a Trade Object; Possible Legal Consequences / Vesna Bergant Rakočevič,Slovenia

5.9.Trademark Law and FIFA World Cup 2006 – a case study / Špelca Mežnar, Slovenia

6.Jurisdiction Systems in Professional Sport

6.1.The case Club ATLETICO PENAROL (Uruguay) vs Carlos Heber Bueno Suarez, Cristian Gabriel Rodriguez Barrotti & Paris Saint-Germain (France) - CAS 2005/A/983 & 984 (Award dated 13th July 2006) - The Acts of Insubordination Issued From the Football Clubs Against the Players are in Contrast Not Only to the F.I.F.A. Regulations But Also to the Switzerland Law / Giangiacomo Bausone, Italy

6.2.Greek Sports Law: FIFA vs Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) / Dimitrios P. Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis Mournianakis, Greece

6.3.The New European Competition Law and Its Application on Sports Activity / Ioannis Mournianakis, Greece

6.4.The Regulatory Autonomy of Sports Organizations: the Dictate of the Meca-Medina Case / Alexandros Rammos, Greece

6.5.The Role of the State in Professional Sport: the Analysis of Anti-Doping Legislation / Simona Kustec Lipicer, Slovenia

6.6.Study Into the Possible Participation of EPFL and G-14 in a Social Dialogue in the European
Professional Football Sector / Robert C.R. Siekmann, the Netherlands

6.7.Affirmative Right to Sport and Recreation in South Africa?: An Exploratory Jurisprudential Excursion / A.P. Agbonjinmi, Republic of South Africa

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Welcome  

Dear Participants in the 12th IASL Congress, Dear Friends in Sport,

The 12th IASL Congress, organized by the Olympic Committee of Slovenia – Association of Sports Federations (OCS-ASF) upon the initiative of the International Association of Sports Law (IASL) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 23 to 25 November 2006, has been successfully concluded. According to the numerous expressions of appreciation of those present and the media response in Slovenia, the Congress in which 76 representatives from 21 countries participated, was a great success.
Surely, your personal expert contribution, be it as a moderator, a presenter, or a participant, actively involved in the Congress and accompanying events of the Congress, contributed considerably to the success of the Congress. I believe, we have all appreciated the excellent opportunity to acquire valuable information, share knowledge and personal experience with world experts on sports law. May I take this opportunity to express on behalf of the IASL and the OCS-ASF, and on my own behalf, my appreciation to you for your input and personal support.

I hope that during the accompanying events of the Congress, we succeeded in presenting to you some of the most interesting sights of our capital Ljubljana and the diverse land of our country, its mountains, forests, lakes and discovering our national cuisine, wines and culture and, hopefully, persuade you to come again to savor the rest of Slovenia. We visited the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana and the National Museum, where a reception was given in the honor of the Congress participants by Mr. Zoran Jankovič, Mayor of the City of Ljubljana. On this occasion, a Museum’s permanent exhibition allowed our honored guests to a glimpse over the history of the country and its capital, from the Roman times to the recognition of Slovenia as an independent country in 1991, and, finally, a member of the EU in 1004 – over a country and the capital that, as the IASL President, James A.R. Nafziger exclaimed at the end, “not only Slovenia has everything, Ljubljana has everything as well!”

Once again thank you for coming, thank you for good work and co-operation and welcome to Slovenia also in the future!

With best Olympic greetings,


Janez Kocijančič
President of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia – Association of Sports Federations
Member of the IASL Board of Directors: