Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law Seeking a Balance between Sporting Bodies' Interests and Athletes' Rights /

• Main Author: Exner, Jan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Law,
• Subjects: International law.; Sports-Economic aspects.; Law-Europe.; International Sports Law.; Sports Economics.; European Law.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Legal Status and Autonomy of International Sporting Governing Bodies and Rules Governing Sporting Nationality
• European Union Law and Sporting Nationality: Scope, Restriction, Justification
• Meca-Medina & Majcen: A New Way Forward
• European Union Law and Sporting Nationality: Dangerous Liaison?
• European Union Law and Sporting Nationality: Creating a Promising Alliance
• Conclusion.