The Editors of the International Sports Law Journal
(ISLJ) invite you to submit abstracts for the third ISLJ Annual Conference on
International Sports Law, which will take place on 24 and 25 October 2019 at
the Asser Institute in The Hague. The ISLJ, published by Springer and Asser
Press, is the leading academic publication in the field of international sports
law. The conference is a unique occasion to discuss the main legal issues
affecting international sports with renowned academic experts and practitioners.
We are delighted to announce the following confirmed
keynote speakers:
- Beckie Scott (Chair of
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee, Olympic Champion, former
member of the WADA Executive Committee and the International
Olympic Committee (IOC)),
- Ulrich Haas (Professor of Law at Univerzität Zürich, CAS arbitrator),
and
- Kimberly Morris (Head of FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) Integrity
and Compliance).
We welcome abstracts from academics and practitioners
on any question related to international sports law. We also welcome panel
proposals (including a minimum of three presenters) on a specific issue. For
this year’s edition, we specifically invite submissions on the following themes:
- The role of athletes in the governance of international sports
- The evolution of sports arbitration, including the Court of Arbitration
for Sport
- The role and functioning of the FIFA transfer system, including the FIFA
TMS
- The intersection between criminal law and international sports (in
particular issues of corruption, match-fixing, human trafficking, tax evasion)
- Hooliganism
- Protection of minor athletes
- Civil and criminal liability relating to injuries in sports
Please send your abstract of 300 words and CV no later
than 30 April 2019 to a.duval@asser.nl. Selected speakers will be informed by 15 May.
The selected participants will be expected to submit a
draft paper by 1 September 2019. All papers presented at the conference are
eligible (subjected to peer-review) for publication in a special issue of the
ISLJ. To be considered for inclusion in the conference issue of the
journal, the final draft must be submitted for review by 15 December
2019. Submissions after this date will be considered for publication in
later editions of the Journal.
The Asser Institute will cover one night accommodation
for the speakers and will provide a limited amount of travel grants (max. 250€).
If you wish to be considered for a grant please indicate it in your
submission.