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Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law

Seeking a Balance between Sporting Bodies’ Interests and Athletes’ Rights

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Authors:
  1. Jan Exner

    1. Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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  • Represents a detailed analysis of the compliance of rules governing athletes' eligibility in national teams with EU law
  • Offers arguments for athletes willing to challenge international sporting governing bodies' rules determining sporting nationality before their bodies or courts
  • Presents concrete recommendations for international sporting governing bodies on how to adjust their rules to EU law requirements

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 1-6

  3. Legal Status and Autonomy of International Sporting Governing Bodies and Rules Governing Sporting Nationality

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 7-22

  4. European Union Law and Sporting Nationality: Scope, Restriction, Justification

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 23-45

  5. Meca-Medina & Majcen: A New Way Forward

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 47-55

  6. European Union Law and Sporting Nationality: Dangerous Liaison?

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 57-79

  7. European Union Law and Sporting Nationality: Creating a Promising Alliance

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 81-92

  8. Conclusion

    • Jan Exner
    Pages 93-94

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 95-99
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About this book

This book strikes a balance between international sporting governing bodies’ interests and values enshrined in rules regarding sporting nationality on one hand, and athletes’ rights under EU law on the other. It argues that some rules governing athletes’ eligibility in national teams in their current form, notably certain waiting periods, quotas for naturalised athletes or athletes having previously played for another country, and rules prohibiting the change of sporting nationality, constitute a disproportionate restriction on athletes’ rights under EU citizenship, free movement of persons, competition law or fundamental rights. Accordingly, the book subsequently presents concrete recommendations for international sporting governing bodies on how to reconcile their interests and values with the rights that athletes enjoy under EU law. As such, it offers an essential guide for these bodies and their representatives, as well as for athletes, academics and practitioners in the fields oflaw and sports. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jan Exner

About the author

Jan Exner is ​Lawyer for the Czech Olympic Committee, Lecturer and Ph. D. Researcher in EU and sports law at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague, Member of the Audit Committee of Fédération Internationale de Natation and Member of the Doping Hearing Panel of the International Orienteering Federation.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law

  • Book Subtitle: Seeking a Balance between Sporting Bodies’ Interests and Athletes’ Rights

  • Authors: Jan Exner

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Law

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10807-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10806-9Published: 07 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10807-6Published: 29 January 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2192-855X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-8568

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 99

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: International Sports Law, Sports Economics, European Law

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