text: Share: Comments Print December 19, 2008 at 7:55 AM What do you make of Washington's historic 58-point loss? Posted by Jayda Evans If ire could melt snow, we'd all make it to work today on just the frustrations of a few Washington women's basketball fans I heard from since No. 1 Connecticut finalized a 109-51 loss on the Huskies. No matter that No. 4 Oklahoma — with prized twin senior posts Courtney and Ashley Paris — lost 106-78, y'all expected more from the team up north. I'd have to say I did, too. I think it was weather that kept the radio feed from getting through, so I only saw updates via the net, which were telling in their blunt appearance on the page. UConn opening on a 18-3 run and forward Maya Moore seemingly breezing to a double-double (23 points, 14 boards) at halftime with coach Geno Auriemma calling mercy (since when?) by sitting his star a few minutes into the second half. Then there was the "other" Huskies shooting 62.4 percent in the game! True, this Husky team should really be classified as coach Tia Jackson's (pictured right) first to implement her system. The player exodus during the offseason caused a dreaded starting over that you can't deny. And the team has some injuries. But the mini 7-0 run UW had and the play of Sara Mosiman should have sparked something, if nothing else some defense. And I don't care how good the competition is, you don't give up 62.4 percent shooting. It's hard to shoot that with no one in front of you and your name is Sue Bird. Not seeing or hearing the game makes it impossible to have a solid opinion, but knowing basketball, Washington seemed scared and that's an impression I didn't want. Jackson, with her history, seemed to be the type of coach to put a fearlessness in her players at the very least. Maybe even a brashness where they believed in the "Hoosiers" mantra that anyone could beat anyone. Have you seen the upsets in the women's game this year? If the Huskies don't bounce back today against Florida State, which was once ranked in the top-25, then there may be cause for alarm. The Dawgs are either spending too much time at the beach or will be even worse than their projected No. 7 finish in the Pac-10 Conference. On a side note, one of those players that left, Jess McCormack, didn't have anything positive to say about Jackson. She didn't make the trip (and neither did UW's Regina Rogers) because of NCAA rules for transfers. You can read all McCormack's backtalk — questioning whether she's ready to see Jackson again — here. Comments


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Very good first edition, with some bruising to spine. In a near-fine unclipped dust jacket with bruising to match book.
Lent, 1469
The recent wars between the House of York and the House of Lancaster seem over. The Yorkist King Edward sits on his throne in Westminster, while the Lancastrian claimants are in exile or under lock and key in the Tower.
But within the family of York there is discord. The Earl of Warwick conspires against his King, and while to one another's faces they are all smiles, their household men speak in lies and whispers.
No man comes to court unarmed.
Thomas and Katherine have returned to Marton Hall, the only home they know.
But what lies buried in the past cannot remain so for long, and soon they are forced to take up arms once more in one of the most savage wars in history.
The Wars of the Roses . . .


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You can custom select linen of desired thread count, curtains and sofa fabrics from our wide assortment of furnishings.
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As I went walking, I saw a sign there,
And on the sign there, It said "no trespassing"
But on the other side, it didn't say nothing!
That side was made for you and me.
In the squares of the city . In the shadow of a steeple;
By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
As they stood there hungry, I stood asking,
Is this land made for you and me?
The voice and sentiments sound contemporary, don't they?
But these sharp-edged words were written and sung by Woody Guthrie (born Woodrow Wilson Guthrie) in 1940. They are the fourth and sixth verses of his signature song, "This Land is Your Land," and they express his core beliefs–the beliefs of a man so committed to eradicating class inequality and promoting social justice that he displayed on his guitar the slogan "This machine kills fascists."
This great American singer-songwriter-folk musician would have been one hundred years old this summer. Born July 14, 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma, Woody survived a very difficult childhood and adolescence. For instance, first there were a series of mysterious home fires. When he was just shy of his seventh birthday, his beloved older sister Clara lost her life in one of them. Another blaze completely destroyed the family home. Finally, when he was fourteen, his mother hurled a kerosene lamp at his dozing father, severely burning him. His mother, who we now know was showing symptoms of advanced Huntington's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder, was institutionalized for the rest of her life. The fires stopped after that.
When Woody's father relocated to Texas to find work, Woody, still only fourteen, was left in Okemah with his older brother. But in spite of real hardships, the next four years proved to be transformative for him. That was when he learned from neighborhood musicians how to play both harmonica and guitar. Gradually he was able to earn a few coins and an occasional sandwich, performing a repertoire of traditional English and Scottish songs and ballads he had learned by ear. When he was not busking on the streets, he could be found in the public library. where he read voraciously. He dropped out of high school, preferring to learn on his own from books and the school of hard knocks even after his father was able to bring him to Texas. There he continued to grow as a musician by playing at dances with a fiddling uncle.
Married in 1931 at age 19 to his first wife, Mary Jennings, Guthrie fathered three children, all of whom died prematurely. During the years of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, he joined the thousands of Okies migrating to California. In the process he found his "soul family" and true calling.
His signature song,"This Land is Your Land," is very much a distillation of values shaped by his many visits to Okie camps, where he not only performed for hundreds of people but also visited the migrants in their tents and shacks to hear what they were singing. Above all, his song is about people.
Tellingly, he changed the original final line of each verse from "God blessed America for me" to the resonant "This Land was made for you and me." This was in deliberate contrast to Irving Berlin's more sentimental "God Bless America," published just a year earlier, in 1939.
Turning to our own time with its social media, we can wonder what Woody would have written and sung for recent events like Occupy Wall Street or in response to the Citizens United decision. He certainly had a profound influence on later protest singers/composers like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, who were deeply moved by his musical activism, his standing up for the downtrodden and dispossessed, his assault on power elites.
Below you can hear Woody Guthrie himself sing his timeless composition, "This Land is Your Land."
P.S. You may recall that Woody's son Arlo continued his father's activism in the 1960's with his own signature song,
"Alice's Restaurant," a tongue-in-cheek but still socially aware commentary on his times in the late 1960's.
We like to offer ideas to support your well being through music.
Research tells us that strong relationships with peers and between generations in essential for well being. We hope you can use this post to start stimulating conversations about values with friends and family or in agency programs. At the very least, you can introduce others to Woody's music and his importance in American cultural life.


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By Jack Sheedy
Turning the page to another tale from Cape Cod's past…
When you consider earthquakes, you probably immediately think of California. You certainly wouldn't think of the Northeast. Or Massachusetts. And certainly not sandy Cape Cod.
Yet, in 1638, this area felt a sizable earthquake – believed to be a 6.5 magnitude tremor – which Pilgrim William Bradford included in his journal, published in book form as Of Plimoth Plantation.
Bradford wrote:
"This year, aboute ye 1 or 2 of June, was a great & fearfull earthquake; it was in this place heard before it was felte. It came with a rumbling noyse, or low murmure, like unto remoate thunder; it came from ye norward, & pased southward. As ye noyse aproched nerer, they earth begane to shake, and came at length with that violence as caused platters, dishes, & such like things as stoode upon shelves, to clatter & fall downe."
Bradford witnessed this event at Plymouth, yet it was also most likely felt on Cape Cod by the Natives living here, and by early settlers (the towns of Sandwich, Yarmouth, and Barnstable were incorporated the following year). The "rumbling noyse" of the earthquake came from the north – New Hampshire was believed the epicenter – and moved southward, shaking things along the way.
Continuing with Bradford's journal:
"How ever it was very terrible for ye time, and as ye men were set talking in ye house, some women & others were without ye dores, and ye earth shooke with yt (that) violence as they could not stand without catching hould of ye posts & pails yt (that) stood next them; but ye violence lasted not long."
It must have been quite a thing for the early residents of this area to have the earth beneath their feet "shooke." But as Bradford wrote, the earth's shaking didn't last long, although it was followed half an hour later by a somewhat weaker aftershock, and then all returned to normal.
Earthquakes have indeed visited this area over the centuries, in 1755, 1766, 1847, 1860, 1869, 1909, 1929, and 1965, to mention a handful. The 1860 earthquake, which occurred upon a March evening, was strong enough to awaken Cape Codders from their sleep. Meanwhile, the 1929 quake, which was felt across New England, gently shook the Cape for about a minute upon one November afternoon, rattling houses, moving small objects, and cracking plaster at the town offices in Hyannis.
Although we now know earthquakes are caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fault lines, thus releasing energy, Bradford in his journal considered the Lord's hand in the event of 1638 which he said was not only felt by those on land, but also by those on ships off the coast.
Jack Sheedy is the co-author of Cape Cod Collected and Cape Odd.
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Sailing Camp
Registration is now open for sailing camp!
We are offering five one-week Sailing Camp sessions.
If you can dream it, you can do it. Sail off into the Chesapeake Bay with the YMCA. Participants learn sailing terminology, skills, and safe sailing practice.
We will be offering Beginner and Intermediate Sailing weeks.
Youth/Teen Sailing (Age 8-17)
June 17-21
June 24-28
July 8-12
July 15-19
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July 22-26
Times: 9am-3pm Daily
Please bring your lunch & snacks.
Cost: $260/member & $300/non-member per person per camp week
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This document contains the details of the security requirements related to the definition and management of Logs in the organization. This requirement establishes the importance of allowing consults in log history for authorized users, in order to ease the tracking and response in a security event.
System must allow authorized users the inspection of their own transaction history.
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Day 33 . Boxing day.
After a good meal and some R&R its back to work, weaving our way south toward the fishing grounds.
We all take turns at lookout searching for good leads that will take us south.
We are now 80nm south of the ice edge with around 250nm to go before we exit the ice bridge and enter the Ross Sea.
When we finally get there we could have traveled over 600miles weaving back and forth, in and out to find the safest track.
Today we have a long low swell from the NW, this is good news for us. A big swell (next to the warm water currents that thaw the Ross Sea from the inside out) is probably the next strongest force that breaks the sea ice up and speeds the thawing process. While we stopped for dinner 3 leads opened up that weren't there before. We're heading down one of them now.
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Early last week in Kemerovo, Russia, at some kind of festival, a fire-breather was performing for a crowd of people when suddenly things went wrong and the man's entire face and head caught on fire. At first it seems like everything is going well, as well as breathing fire can go, and then out of nowhere things ain't going so well anymore. I have a friend who does this insane shit every weekend and I have to admit.. it actually is pretty cool watching her do it, but there is a reason I always film her doing it… just in case. This was the third incident involving performers accidentally setting themselves on fire at the very same festival on the very same day. What did you learn today, class? Don't. Play. With. Fire.
Thanks to @MrsPink!


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A leading educational institute are recruiting for a Digital Project Manager (6 month fixed term contract) to deliver the web strategy for their distance and flexible learning programmes in line with the organisation's strategic objectives and ambitious growth targets.
The postholder will be part of the Marketing Team, be responsible for managing the website, including project managing continuous improvements and investigating new ways to improve user experience, engagement and overall quality of our content. The successful candidate will also make a significant contribution to the strategic use of web analytics and reporting. The role requires working alongside a number of colleagues and stakeholders and will suit an individual with excellent technical as well as interpersonal and influence skills.
This is a 6 month fixed term contract, working full time hours, paying circa £44,000 pro rata. This role will be based in central London (Euston / King's Cross area).
Core duties of the Digital Project Manager include:
" Contribute to the development and implementation of web and digital strategy, working with the Marketing Director and with the Senior Leadership Team to integrate and align it
" To take overall ownership and responsibility for the management and evolution of the global section of the website
" To manage key stakeholder relationships and work with colleagues across the network and associations to communicate changes and to ensure effective training is in place and guidance and resource are upto-date
" To work effectively with all stakeholders to ensure consistent quality standards across the web presence, with particular focus on user experience and engagement
" To oversee the web content strategy to ensure content is engaging and accurate. This will include overseeing regular planned audits to ensure content is up to date and compliant with all necessary regulations.
" To implement and maintain a strategy for search engine optimisation
" To deliver regular analytical and evaluation reports to inform digital developments; this will include developing key measurements to track and communicate the effectiveness and development of our digital projects that can be shared with a broad range of internal stakeholders
" To monitor and assess website analytics data, and gain more in-depth user insights and feedback from users; for example, through the use of surveys and UX tools. Draw on other areas of research and insights - such as e-marketing data and reports from our retained advertising agency - to help improve user journeys, engagement and conversions.
" To manage the web budget and third party suppliers to ensure that they deliver project support on time and to budget
" To manage the Web Team, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and delivered, helping prioritise its workload and developing clear personal development plans for team members
Essential requirements:
" A proven track record of successfully managing web sites / digital strategies
" Ability to deal with a variety of stakeholders in a professional manner
" Good leadership skills - ability to lead and develop a team
" Experience of managing and delivering change management.
" Ability to work effectively under pressure
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" Expertise in delivering digital projects, with experience of content management systems, information management system and third party system integration. Working with technical specialists and recent digital developments
" Strong working knowledge of web analytics
" Working knowledge of webmaster tools and CMS platforms preferably; SharePoint and Drupal.
" A knowledge and understanding of the digital marketing mix, including SEO and affiliate marketing
" Advanced writing skills - able to write and disseminate information to different audiences, through different channels of communication.
" Strong drafting and editing skills for use across a range of digital media


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Aujourd'hui, le sport a une influence sans cesse croissante dans la société et le commerce. Les grands événements sportifs comme les Jeux olympiques ou la coupe du monde de la FIFA sont regardés par des milliards de personnes dans le monde entier, entraînant un impact économique et social mondial. Les fédérations sportives internationales (FSI) régissent et contrôlent le sport international. Ceux-ci ne peuvent pas être régis par des tribunaux nationaux ou des gouvernements. En droit du sport, il convient de faire une distinction entre le droit du sport mondial, le droit du sport international, et le droit national relatif au sport.
Le présent guide de recherche se veut un point de départ pour mener des recherches en droit du sport. Il fournit les textes juridiques de base disponibles à la Bibliothèque du Palais de la Paix, qu'il s'agisse de documents imprimés ou de documents sous format électronique. La section intitulée "Bibliographie sélective" présente une sélection de manuels, d'articles importants, de bibliographies, de publications périodiques, de publications en série et de documents pertinents. Des liens permettent de rejoindre le catalogue PPL. Le code de classification de la bibliothèque 167. Internationalisme et vie internationale et le mot-matière (mot-clef) Sport sont des instruments permettant de faire une recherche dans le catalogue. Une attention particulière est prêtée à nos inscriptions aux bases de données, revues électroniques, livres électroniques et autres ressources électroniques. Enfin, le présent guide de recherche contient des liens vers des sites Internet pertinents et d'autres ressources en ligne présentant un intérêt particulier.
Reference works
Hendrickx, F, Sports Law: International encyclopaedia of laws (R. Blanpain), The Hague, Kluwer Law International.
- Mavromati, D. and Reeb, M, The Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Commentary, Cases and Materials, Alphen aan den Rijn, Wolters Kluwer, Law & Business, 2015.
- Reeb, M., Recueil des sentences du TAS, The Hague, Kluwer Law International, 2004.
- Steiner, U. und Walker, W.-D. (eds.), Von "Sport und Recht" zu "Faszination Sportrecht": ausgewählte Schriften von Klaus Vieweg, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2016.
- Wax, A., Internationales Sportrecht : unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Sportvölkerrechts, Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2009
- Weger, F. de, The Jurisprudence of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2016. [e-book]
- Wild, A., CAS and Football: Landmark Cases, The Hague, Asser, 2012.
- Blackshaw, I., International Sports Law: an introductory guide, The Hague, Asser Press, 2017. [e-book] November 2017
- Bogaert, S. van den, Practical Regulation of the Mobility of Sportsmen in the EU Post Bosman, The Hague : Kluwer Law International, 2005
- Brunk, A., Der Sportler und die institutionelle Sportschiedsgerichtsbarkeit: zur Wirksamkeit erzwungener Schiedsvereinbarungen im Sport und dem Gebot unabhängiger und überparteilicher Rechtspflege am Beispiel des Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) und des Deutschen Sportschiedsgerichts (DSS), Baden-Baden, Nomos , 2016.
- Buy, F. (et al.), Droit du sport, Paris : L.G.D.J, 2009
- David, P., A Guide to the World Anti-Doping Code: the Fight for the Spirit of Sport, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2017. [e-book] November 2017
- Eichel, B., Der Sport im Recht der Europaischen Union: rechtliche Wirkungen der Unionskompetenz aus Art. 165 AEUV für die Regelungsbefugnisse von Mitgliedstaaten und Sportverbänden, Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2013.
- Greppo, E. e Vellano, M. (eds.), Diritto internazionale dello sport, Torino : Giappichelli, 2010
- Haas, U. and Healey, D. (eds.), Doping in Sport and the Law, Portland, Oregon : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.
- Lewis, A. and Taylor, J., Sport: Law and Practice, Haywards Heath, Bloomsbury Professional, 2014.
- Lindholm, J., The Court of Arbitration for Sport and Its Jurisprudence An Empirical Inquiry into Lex Sportiva, The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2019. April 2019
- McNamee, M. and Møller, V., Doping and Anti-Doping Policy in Sport: Ethical, legal and social perspectives, London, Routledge, 2011
- Miège, C., Sport et droit européen, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2017. April 2018
- Palomar Olmeda, A. (ed.), Régimen jurídico del deportista profesional, Cizur Menor, Aranzadi Thomson Reuters, 2016.
- Parrish, R. and MIETINNEN, S., The Sporting Exception in European Union Law, The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press, 2008
- Karaquillo, J-P., Droit international du sport, Recueil des Cours 309, La Haye : Académie de droit international de La Haye, 2006
Robina Blanco-Morales, Á., El dopaje en el deporte: la Ley frente al dopaje, Madrid, Dykinson, S.L, 2016.
- Rigozzi, A., Sprumont, D. et Hafner, Y. (éds.), Citius, altius, fortius: mélanges en l'honneur de Denis Oswald, Bâle : Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2012
- Tomlinson, A., FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) : the Men, the Myths and the Money, London, Routledge, 2014.
- Vieweg, K. (ed.), Lex Sportiva, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2015.
- Viret, M., Evidence in Anti-Doping at the Intersection of Science and Law, The Hague, Asser Press 2016.
- Weatherill, S., Principles and Practice in EU Sports Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Wollmann, A.S., Nationality requirements in Olympic sports, Oisterwijk, Wolf Legal Publishers, 2016. February 2018
Journal articles and book-items
- Bondulich, J.R., "Rescuing the "Supreme Court" of Sports: Reforming the Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration Member Selection Procedures", Brooklyn journal of international law, 42 (2016), No. 1, pp. 275-328.
- Casini, L., "The Making of a 'Lex Sportiva' by the Court of Arbitration for Sport", in Armin von Bogdandy and Ingo Venzke (eds.), International Judicial Lawmaking : on Public Authority and Democratic Legitimation in Global Governance, Heidelberg, Springer, 2012, pp. 439-469
- Cernic, J.L., "Fair Trial Guarantees before the Court of Arbitration for Sport", Human Rights & International Legal Discourse, 6 (2012), No. 2, pp. 259-283
- Cox, T.W., "The International War against Doping: Limiting the Collateral Damage from Strict Liability", Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 47 (2014), No. 1, pp. 295-329.
- DiCenso, M.B., "A Long-Awaited Reboot: The FIFA Scandal and Its Repercussions for Football's Governing Body", Boston College international and comparative law review, 40 (2017), No. 1, pp. 115-139.
- Duval, A., Not in my name! Claudia Pechstein and the post-consensual foundations of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Heidelberg, Max Planck Institute for comparative public law and international law, 2017. September 2018
- Duval, A., "Lex Sportiva: A Playground for Transnational Law", European Law Journal, 19 (2013), No. 6, pp. 822-842.
- Ebner, H. and Schneider, G., "Grundrechte und Sportschiedsgerichtsbarkeit", in Marhold, F. and Schneider, G. (eds.), Österreichisches Sportrecht, Wien, Jan Sramek Verlag, 2017, pp. 23-48. November 2017
- Foster, K., "Is There a Global Sports Law?", Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 2 (2003), No. 1, pp. 1-18
- García Silvero, E.A., "La disciplina deportiva en las federaciones deportivas internacionales: algunos aspectos básicos para su adecuada comprensión", Revista española de derecho sportivo, 35 (2015), No. 1, pp. 79-102.
- Haas, U., "Role and Application of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights in CAS Procedures", International Sports Law Review, 12 (2012), pp. 43-60.
- Kehrli, K., "The Unspecified Specificity of Sport: a Proposed Solution to the European Court of Justice's Treatment of the Specificity of Sport", Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 39 (2014), No.1, pp.403-441.
- Kornbeck, J., "The EU, the Revision of the World Anti-Doping Code and the Presumption of Innocence", International Sports Law Journal, 15 (2016), No. 3-4, pp. 172-196. [e-article]
- Łukomski, J., "Arbitration Clauses in Sport Governing Bodies' Statutes: Consent or Constraint? : Analysis from the Perspectives of Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights", The International Sports Law Journal (2013), No. 1-2, pp. 60-70.
- Luz, C. K. da, "A ordem transnacional da "lex sportiva" e os megaeventos da FIFA", Revista de direito constitucional e internacional, 89 (2014), pp. 277-300.
- Maisonneuve, M., "Le Tribunal arbitral du sport et les droits fondamentaux des athlètes", La revue libanaise de l'arbitrage arabe et international, 77 (2016), pp. 21-36. November 2017
- Nafziger, A.R., "The Principle of Fairness in the Lex Sportiva of CAS Awards and Beyond", The International Sports Law Journal (2010), No. 3-4, pp. 3-9
- Orth, J.F., "Striking down the "Osaka Rule" : An unnecessary departure", The International Sports Law Journal (2012), No. 3-4, pp. 28-34
- Panagiotopoulos, D., "Sporting Jurisdictional Order and Arbitration", US-China Law Review, 10 (2013), No.2, pp.130-140. [PDF]
- Parrish, R., "Article 17 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players : Compatibility with EU Law", Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 22 (2015), No. 2, pp. 256-282.
- Pearson, G., "Sporting Justifications under EU Free Movement and Competition Law: The Case of the Football 'Transfer System'", European Law Journal, 21 (2015), No. 2, pp. 220-238.
- Pérez González, C., "Un Derecho internacional del deporte? Reflexiones en torno a una rama del Derecho internacional público in statu nascendi", Revista española de derecho internacional, 69 (2017), No. 1, pp. 195-217.
- Pijetlovic, K., "Fundamental Rights of Athletes in the EU Post-Lisbon", in Tanel Kerikmäe (ed.) Protecting Human Rights in the EU : Controversies and Challenges of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Heidelberg, Springer, 2014, pp. 161-186.
- Ram, H., "Proportionality and the Application of the World Anti-Doping Code", The International Sports Law Journal (2012), No. 3-4, pp. 8-11
- Rose, C., The FIFA Corruption Scandal from the Perspective of Public International Law, 19 ASIL Insights (2016), No. 23 (23 October 2016)
- Youd, K., "The Winter's Tale of Corruption: The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Impending Shift to Winter, and Potential Legal Actions against FIFA", Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 35 (2014), No. 1, pp. 167-197.
- Anderson, J. (ed.), Leading Cases in Sports Law, The Hague, Asser, 2013
- Code du sport : commenté, Paris, Dalloz, 2012
- Convention on an integrated safety, security and service approach at football matches and other sports events, Council of Europe, 2016.
- European Sport Charter 2001
- Lisbon Treaty and EU Sports Policy (September 2010) by Richard Parrish (et al.) on behalf of the Directorate-General for Internal Policies (European Parliament)
- Report on the Autonomy of Sport in Europe (1 December 2008) by Jean-Loup Chappelet on behalf of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS)
- UNESCO Charter of Physical Education and Sports (21 November 1978)
Periodicals, serial publications
- African Sports Law and Business journal
- ASSER International sports law Series
- Beiträge zum Sportrecht, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot
- Causa Sport : die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft
- Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
- Entertainment and Sports Lawyer
- International Sports Law Journal
- International Sports Law Review
- Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
- Revue juridique et economique du sport
- Schriftenreihe Causa Sport
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- Georgetown Library Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide
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- University of Ottawa Library: Research Guide on Sports Law
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Lenskyj, H.J., Gender, athletes' rights, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport, United Kingdom, Emerald Publishing, 2018.View this title in our discovery service
Presenting an interdisciplinary approach to examining gender-related sports dispute resolution by the Court of Arbitration (CAS) and identifying complexities around gender, gender binaries, and the ways in which intersecting identities such as sexuality and ethnicity further complicate resolutions, the author demonstrates how athletes' rights are threatened by a forced arbitration process. This critical analysis of CAS history and functions demonstrates how athletes' rights are threatened by the forced arbitration process at CAS. In particular, CAS decisions involving female and gender-variant athletes, and racialized sportsmen and women, reflect numerous injustices.
Lindholm, J., The Court of Arbitration for Sport and Its Jurisprudence An Empirical Inquiry into Lex Sportiva, The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2019.View this title in our discovery service
More than thirty years have passed since CAS was created. During those three decades, CAS has evolved from a relatively marginal arbitration institution to the international "supreme court" for sports that decides many of the most important cases in sports and in doing so has a profound effect on sports more generally. CAS is also one of the key actors driving the establishment and continued development of arguably one of the best examples of a transnational legal order, the lex sportiva.
Exner, J., Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law Seeking a Balance between Sporting Bodies' Interests and Athletes' Rights, Berlin, Springer, 2019.View this title in our discovery service
- 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
Kamara, M., Le contentieux du transfert des joueurs devant la FIFA et le Tribunal arbitral du sport: guide juridique pratique, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2018.View this title in our discovery service
Le contentieux du statut et du transfert des joueurs a souvent une influence majeure sur leur carrière. La mise en place des organes décisionnaires de la FIFA, les possibilités de recours contre leurs décisions ont contribué à la création d'une jurisprudence sportive mondiale. Comment fonctionnent ces différentes juridictions ? Quel est le droit matériel applicable ? Quelles sont les décisions majeures récentes ? Cet ouvrage offre un tableau complet de règlements et de décisions en matière de litige international relatif au statut et au transfert des joueurs.
Freeburn, L., Regulating International Sport Power, Authority and Legitimacy, Leiden, Boston, Brill Nijhoff, 2018.View this title in our discovery service
In a fresh and original account, Lloyd Freeburn challenges the conventional conception of contracts as the consent-based legal foundation of international sports law. The prevailing legal orthodoxy is shown to be untenable, failing to explain or justify international sports governing bodies' regulatory power or their control over the livelihoods and liberty of participants in sport. The non-consensual jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport is similarly tainted. But this significant challenge is not made simply to undermine international sport's regulatory regime. A sound legal foundation for regulatory authority in sport is both desirable and necessary. Consequently, effective reform is urgently required to support the regime's legality and to give it legitimacy by resolving the regime's democratic deficit
De Marco, N. (ed.), Football and the Law, Haywards Heath, Bloomsbury Professional, 2018.View this title in our discovery service
Football and the Law is the first comprehensive review of the law relating to all aspects of football, including the main regulatory and commercial aspects of the sport. With contributions from more than 50 of the leading experts in the field, Football and the Law is a valuable resource for lawyers and others active in the football industry, as well as a vital source of material for students, legal practitioners and others who wish to learn more about the area. The work refers to the key legal principles, cases and regulatory materials relevant to football.
David, P., A Guide to the World Anti-Doping Code: the Fight for the Spirit of Sport, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2017.View this title in our discovery service
The law relating to anti-doping changes rapidly. The World Anti-Doping Code was first adopted in 2003 to provide a common set of anti-doping rules applicable across all sport worldwide. The Code has evolved and changed significantly through two major processes of review. This third edition provides essential guidance and commentary on the 2015 Code which replaces the 2009 Code. The 2015 Code contains many significant changes in the core Articles of the Code, particularly in the regime on sanctions for anti-doping rule violations, and in the amended International Standards. The text outlines how the current law has developed from anti-doping rules and principles in operation before the Code and explains the central role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in this development and in applying the current Code. This third edition will be an important single resource for any reader working or studying in the field.
Weatherill, S., Principles and Practice in EU Sports Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.View this title in our discovery service
Principles and Practice in EU Sports Law provides an overview of EU sports law. In particular it assesses sporting bodies' claims for legal autonomy from the 'ordinary law' of states and international organizations. Sporting bodies insist on using their expertise to create a set of globally applicable rules which should not be deviated from irrespective of the territory on which they are applied. The application of the lex sportiva, which refers to the conventions that define a sport's operation, is analysed, as well as how this is used in claims for sporting autonomy. The lex sportiva may generate conflicts with a state or international institution such as the European Union, and the motives behind sporting bodies' claims in favour of the lex sportiva's autonomy may be motivated by concern to uphold its integrity or to preserve commercial gain. Stephen Weatherill's text underlines the tense relationship between lex sportiva and national and regional jurisdictions which is exemplified with specific focus on the EU.
Haas, U. and Healey, D. (eds.), Doping in Sport and the Law, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2017.View this title in our discovery service
This unique international legal and cross-disciplinary edited volume contains analysis of the legal impact of doping regulation by eminent and well known experts in the legal fields of sports doping regulation and diverse legal fields which are intrinsically important areas for consideration in the sports doping landscape. These are thoughtful extended reflections by experts on theory and policy and how they interact with law in the context of doping in sport. It is the first book to examine the topical and contentious area of sports doping from a variety of different but very relevant legal perspectives which impact the stakeholders in sport at both professional and grass roots levels. The World Anti-Doping Code contains an unusual mix of public and private regulation which is of more general interest and fully explored in this work.
Geeraert, A., The EU in International Sports Governance: a Principal-Agent Perspective on EU Control of FIFA and UEFA, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, NY, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.View this title in our discovery service
This book demonstrates that the European Union (EU) can curtail the autonomy of FIFA and UEFA by building upon insights from the principal-agent model. The book analyses the levels of influence that the European Union (EU) has over sport governing bodies (SGBs). Contrasting with the US authorities' decisive action, the EU seemed largely absent from the 2015 FIFA corruption saga. Even though the EU has established itself as an actor in its own right in international sports governance, there is still a lack of clarity over its capabilities to control SGBs. By employing a triangular principal-agent model, and by focusing on the case of EU control of FIFA and UEFA, the author demonstrates that the EU holds significant opportunities to control SGBs through both law and policy.
Moston, S. and Engelberg, T., Detecting Doping in Sport, London, New York, Routledge, 2017.View this title in our discovery service
This is a book about the detection of doping in sport. A recurring theme in this book is that the detection of doping has hitherto been conducted in ways that effectively ensure that doping will not be detected. This failure reflects a combination of both accidental and deliberate factors, leading to one inescapable conclusion: in most countries and in most sports, efforts to detect doping are more concerned with the need to appear to be doing something, rather than to be doing something that works. This particular idea is not new, and has even been voiced by many of those charged with leading anti-doping bodies. It would be fair to say that the inability to detect and deter doping has prompted a world-weariness among many leading scholars, such that their preferred solution is to abandon anti-doping altogether. However, while such sentiments might be roundly endorsed at conferences or in academic publications, they are essentially just background noise. Athletes, sporting bodies, sponsors and the public do not want athletes to be doping. It may be worth noting that few of those stakeholders could probably articulate what it is that they object to, and many would offer somewhat contradictory and even incoherent reasons for opposing doping, but the core opposition to doping by athletes is entrenched and shows no sign of changing.
Weger, F. de, The Jurisprudence of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press, 2016.View this title in our discovery service
This book addresses the most important judicial aspects in relation to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), as well as the different categories of disputes, inter alia, the termination of player contracts, the amount of compensation, sporting sanctions, training compensation and the solidarity mechanism. The DRC was established in 2001 by FIFA for the purpose of resolving disputes regarding the international status and transfer of players. Since then the DRC has developed into a major and influential alternative resolution body, with an impressive and ever-increasing caseload. In this updated and revised Second Edition the most important decisions of the DRC as of the date of its establishment in 2001 until 2016 are analysed. It is a reference work for those with a legal and financial interest in professional football, such as lawyers, agents, managers and administrators, but is also aimed at researchers and academics.
Trunz, M., Ein globaler Lösungsansatz zur Bekämpfung der Spiel- und Wettspielmanipulation im Sport, Stuttgart, Boorberg Verlag, 2016.View this title in our discovery service
Spiel- und Wettspielmanipulationen haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren zu einer der größten Gefahren für den modernen Sport entwickelt. Sie verletzen nicht nur die Integrität des Sports, sondern führen letztlich dazu, dass die Gesellschaft das Vertrauen in einen fairen, manipulationsfreien Sport verliert. Die Dissertation präsentiert einen weltweit praktikablen Lösungsansatz für die Bekämpfung der Spiel- und Wettspielmanipulation im Sport. In einem ersten Schritt erklärt die Verfasserin hierzu das Phänomen der Spiel- und Wettspielmanipulation und zeigt die Gefahren, die davon ausgehen, auf. Im zweiten Teil werden sowohl die verbandsrechtlichen als auch die staatlichen und überstaatlichen Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Spiel- und Wettspielmanipulation im Sport dargelegt. Einen globalen Lösungsansatz zur Bekämpfung der Spiel- und Wettspielmanipulation im Sport stellt die Autorin im dritten Teil vor.
Duval, A. and Rompuy, B. van (eds.), The Legacy of Bosman : Revisiting the Relationship between EU Law and Sport, The Hague, Asser Press, 2016.View this title in our discovery service
In December 1995, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in its most famous case to date: the Bosman case. Twenty years later, this book explores in detail how this landmark judgment legally and politically transformed the relationship between the European Union and sport. This book starts by outlining the reasons for exploring the legal and political transformations triggered by the Bosman judgment over the last 20 years and beyond. Most importantly, we argue for a shift in the way the ruling is commonly interpreted. The Bosman decision of the CJEU is widely perceived in the literature and in public opinion as a deregulatory intervention by the Court. This, in our view, is a misconception that necessitates a re-reading of the ruling. We suggest that the Bosman case is displaying a democratic ethos. The duty of justification it imposes on the transnational private regulations of sports governing bodies is of a genuine 'counter-democratic' nature.
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) case law
- Infosport - Acteurs du sport (magazine)
- International Platform of Sports Law Journals
- Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches and internationales Privatrecht : Sportrecht
- University of Washington School of Law Gallagher Law Library: Research Guide on Sports Law
Football Leaks and Financial Fair Play
Recently, Football Leaks revealed that Gianni Infantino, currently president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), during negotiations with Manchester City and Paris St. Germain, in his capacity as general secretary of European football's governing body UEFA in 2014 agreed on reduced punishments: Manchester City and PSG overvalued sponsorship deals to help meet UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The latest documents provide insight into the activities of wealthy Gulf individuals and organisations, who have become increasingly influential in soccer and other businesses in Europe and beyond; the nature of the huge sums flowing through some leading clubs; and the uneven way soccer authorities have dealt with application of the sport's rules.Read more
World Cup Football and the Phantom of Doping
On the eve of the 2018 World Cup finals football, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has closed its investigation into possible anti-doping rule violations by Russian football-players selected in the 2018 World Cup squad after finding 'insufficient evidence' to assert that players had broken rules. Russian national football-players will have to fight against two opponents: the challenging football team and the phantom of doping. But Russia has the home advantage and FIFA will be on their side.Read more
Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Russia has been banned from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which begin on 9 February 2018. September 2017, the world's leading anti-doping agencies have come together to demand Russia be banned from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next year and to warn the International Olympic Committee it must stop paying lip service to the fight against doping. In november 2017, the IOC's Oswald Commission sanctioned 25 Russian athletes for using doping at the XXll Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, in 2014. The Russian athletes have been declared ineligible to be accredited in any capacity for all editions of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games subsequent to the Sochi Olympic Winter Games.Read more
Football players do not make war, but big money!
With the European Championships Football about halftime now, this is a blog about football, football players, football players' contracts and the increasing influence of money in professional football.Read more
Ambush Marketing: 'Drinking Coca-Cola, wearing Adidas'
Why is such attention being paid by the organizers of the London 2012 Games to the brand of footwear being worn by participants and to the drinks they will take? The answer lies in the fear of ambush marketing. This means that at the moment in London, the action on the roads, in the rings and on the courts is not the only competition. For every Olympics, and other major sporting events, ambush marketing, unfortunately, provides a sideshow.Read more
Olympic Games and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
This evening the XXX Olympic Games will start in London. London has organized the Olympic Games twice: in 1908 and 1948. How will the Court of Arbitration for Sports be involved in Olympic Games in general and in the London Olympics in particular? "Because the IOC and each IF seek to apply and enforce a set of uniform rules consistently […]Read more
Athletes and whereabouts
Whereabouts are information provided by a limited number of top elite athletes about their location to the International Sport Federation or National Anti-Doping Organization that included them in their respective registered testing pool as part of these top elite athletes'anti-doping responsibilities. What does that mean? Anti-Doping Organizations are required to have out-of-competition testing on top […]Read more
Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010)
Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch has died in hospital after being taken ill at the weekend. The Spaniard was widely regarded as the most powerful man in sport when he headed the IOC from 1980 to 2001.Read more
His successor Jacques Rogge stated: "I cannot find the words to express the distress of the Olympic family (…) Thanks to his extraordinary vision and talent, Samaranch was the architect of a strong and unified Olympic Movement.
- Asser International Sports Law Blog
- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- FIFA and Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC)
- Marquette University Law School: National Sports Law Institute (USA)
- Sport in the EU
- Sport and the EU Treaties
- The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), Neuchatel, Switzerland
- The International Sports Law Centre at the T.M.C. Asser Institute
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- Droit aérien
- Patrimoine culturel de l'humanité
- Droit international de l'environnement
- Alimentation
- Droit international ouvrier
- Droit de la mer
- Droit de l'espace
- Territoire
- Cours d'eau internationaux
- Organisation Mondiale de la Santé


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7 Things Software Leaders Should Know About Artificial Intelligence
These are the Top Things Software Leaders Should Know About AI
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in the software development industry. A revolution is coming to the software development industry as we know it in the form of AI. Artificial intelligence utilizes machine learning to gather, categorize, analyze, and leverage data so that a machine can make intelligent decisions based on that data. As artificial intelligence advances, there is the strong possibility that it will be able to make more intelligent decisions than a human.
Because of the ability to streamline processes with improved efficiency and accuracy, and the fact that a machine can run nonstop, there is little doubt that artificial intelligence will play a critical role in the design, development, and deployment of software in the very near future. If you are an industry leader, work in the software industry, or are a thought leader in your industry, it is important that you have a good understanding of artificial intelligence and how it impacts software development. For this reason, we will take a closer look at some key points about AI.
Artificial Intelligence Will Not Replace Software Developers
We are still a long way away from all software being developed using only artificial intelligence. And, while the role of a software developer may look very different in the next 5-10 years, that does not mean the role will go away because of technology. What is more likely is that the specific tasks a software developer performs will change and software developers will also learn to work alongside artificial intelligence. It is likely that AI will be able to perform many of the more routine and simple tasks, enabling software developers to have more time to focus on complex problem solving. This combination will enhance and improve the process of software development, rather than take away from it.
Artificial Intelligence Makes Fully-Automated Software Testing Possible & Fast
Software testing is a critical component of product quality assurance. Traditionally, quality assurance testing is a very time-consuming, tedious, and fallible task because it depends on humans. But, there is only so much manpower, time, and resources which means that bugs or other software problems can come to light after the product has been released. With artificial intelligence, software testing will be dramatically enhanced, as Forbes notes, "This is already helping improve overall software quality, as using machine learning to test software is the natural next step after automation testing. We're already seeing testers use bots to find software bugs. Meanwhile, an emerging area involves testing tools that can use AI to help testers find flaws in their software and then fix code automatically after finding a bug. As an example, last year the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) held a major event to develop systems that can automatically and autonomously "detect, evaluate and patch software vulnerabilities" to improve cybersecurity."
Artificial Intelligence Enables Better Developers
Rather than replacing software programmers, artificial intelligence will become a tool that software programmers use to gain new knowledge, streamline processes, and ultimately, write better code. Medium excellently explains the marriage between artificial intelligence and software developers, "Acellere CEO Vishal Rai doesn't see AI as a replacement for developers, but rather for augmenting intelligence. AI will be able to use archives of available data, process it and bring meaning to it. Developers will remain in control, but will be enlightened by the processes of AI." Furthermore, developers will be relied upon more and more to designing and finding creative solutions to more complex software problems, freeing them from more repetitive tasks like testing and adding to the value they bring to an organization.
Error Management Will Become Automated with AI
Traditionally, when an error was found in software, a developer would need to go in and look to investigate what the problem is. Then, if an apparent problem could be found, work to correct it. This process, while perfectly fine, is time-consuming and error-prone. With AI, a software error can be automatically detected, diagnosed, and repaired without a developer ever having to touch it. This helps keep costs down and greatly improves efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence Provides Precise Software Developers
Software development estimates are always a challenging task because it is difficult to know what obstacles may be encountered along the way and just how over time and budget a project may go. Artificial intelligence can utilize all of its existing data from past projects and a variety of other factors that you want to include to help you determine a far more accurate software development estimate.
Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way We Define a Leader
As artificial intelligence gets better and better at providing accurate insights that lead to better decision making, the level to which a leader has to rely on gut instinct will decline. Investors and stakeholders in organizations will be less compelled to rely on the guidance of an individual, and more on the guidance provided by complex algorithms leveraging millions, or even billions, of points of data. The role of a future leader will shift away from strategic decision-making, and towards the human and cultural side of a business, performing such tasks as mentoring junior employees, or corporate ethics.
Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way Users Interact With Software
The real time implementation of AI in software will dramatically change the way users interact with software. As the software learns a users behavior and responds to action, the ability of the application to serve variable content, to automatically adjusting font sizing, to modifying button and element positioning, will result in a dynamic software experience that is tailor fit to the user interacting with it. This enhanced functionality continuous feedback gathered from users, will provide valuable tools to organizations, enabling improvement in areas like decreasing abandoned cart rates, or designing more useful, and accessible software.
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Do you think academic education is more important than experience in the field?
"Um, I think they're both important, but I'm not sure which one is the most essential. Obviously, academic qualifications provide basic knowledge which might be necessary to do a certain job. For example, a doctor definitely needs a medical degree. On the other hand, there is a difference between theory and practice and some things can only be learned by doing them."
Tips: (1) Try to add some synonyms if you can. In this example, "medical degree" and "qualifications" are used as specific replacements for "academic education" in the question (2) Try to give specific examples for general statements. In this example, "a doctor" is used as an example of "a certain job" (3) Use transition words and phrases to organise your answer. In this example, "On the other hand…" is used to contrast "academic education" with "experience in the field" (4) Stress 'strong' words like "definitely" (5) If you don't know which side is the "most important" just say what your opinion clearly (like in this example!)
2. What skills are required to start a small business?
"Setting up a small business can be risky, and so you need a broad range of abilities. One of the most important is being well-organised. You have to be able to keep track of your company's revenue and expenses and find ways to save and make money at the same time. Having a calm temperament/Being able to keep calm is also important. If you get too stressed, you might make some bad decisions and your business might fail because of them."
TIPS: (1) If you need a second to think about what "skills" to talk about (or any question where you need to give reasons, list ways, or give more than one example) start with a general sentence with something like "broad range" or "variety" (2) Make sure your main ideas are clear. In this example, the main ideas are "…being well-organised" and "Having a calm temperament…" (3) Use synonyms from the question. In this example, "setting up" is used instead of "to start" (it also uses a different grammatical structure!) (4) Try to add some topic-specific words. In this example, the topic is "business", so words like "revenue" and "expenses" have been used (5) Make sure you explain your ideas. In this example, the speaker explains why "being well-organised" is important.
3. What are the risks of running your own business?
"Of course, the biggest danger is that you'll go bankrupt. I think much more than half of all new businesses go out of business in the first six months. If you invest too much in your business you might be personally liable, which could mean you would lose your house. Another one is the fear of failure. Many people don't even take the chance to start a business because they're worried about failing and being embarrassed."
TIPS: (1) Always use synonyms if you can. In this example, "danger" and "take the chance" are used instead of "risks" (2) Try to use some appropriate phrasal verbs. In this example, "go out of [business]" is used (3) Try to use some topic-specific words. In this example, "bankrupt", "invest", and "personally liable" are used (4) Always link different ideas. In this example, the second point is introduced casually with the phrase "Another one is…"
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