National Olympic Committees
Section of the official Olympic Movement website providing information and links to the 204 National Olympic Committees (NOC) and the 5 regional organisations with which they are associated worldwide.
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International Olympic Committee
Official website of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which since 1894 has been the international non-governmental organisation carrying final authority for the Olympic Movement. The site provides information about the composition, organisation, governance and financing of the IOC and includes a list of members who represent the IOC in their respective countries. Legislative functions are conducted by the Executive Board, which enacts regulations implementing the Olympic Charter, assisted by functional commissions responsible for areas such as ethics and sport and law.
Olympic Charter
The Olympic Charter is the founding document of the Olympic Movement, setting out the legal status of the International Olympic Committee and the required and exclusive role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in dealing with mediation in any disputes arising in relation with the Olympic Games.
Olympics & International Sports Law Research Guide
This is an online guide created by Georgetown University Law Library, USA and made freely available on the web. The guide looks at the key Olympics websites and online information from other institutions governing international sports - providing summaries of their structure, organisational aims and work.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) "promotes and coordinates at institutional level the fight against doping in sport in all forms". WADA was established under the terms of the Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport which followed from the first World Conference on Doping in Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, on February 2-4, 1999. WADA monitors compliance with the worldwide standrad for anti-doping regulation - the World Anti-Doping Code. The website contains material on the development, acceptance and implementation of the world anti-doping code.
International Association of Sports Law (IASL)
The International Association of Sports Law (IASL) is concerned with the science, research and teaching of sports law, and with the Olympic Games. It is based in Olympia in Greece. The Association's website includes news, articles and bibliographies. Tables of contents for the International Sports Law Review Pandektis (ISLR Pandektis) and other IASL publications are also available.