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International Event on Sports Diplomacy in Dubrovnik, 23-24/10/2023
Organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia and in cooperation with the Centre for Sports Law, Sports Policy and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, an international conference and workshop for representatives of the EU-27 Member States on sports diplomacy was held in Dubrovnik on 23-24 October 2023.
One of the co-organisers of the event was assoc. prof. Vanja Smokvina, who, together with external members of the Centre and the Jean Monnet Chair, prof. Richard Parrish (Edge Hill University, UK), prof. Carmen Perez Gonzalez (UC3 Madrid, Spain) and dr. Simon Rofe (University of Leeds, UK) took part in the event.
Program
The tenth Introduction to the Study of Italian Law course has just ended
The tenth Introduction to the Study of Italian Law course was held from 16 to 19 October 2023.
On the premises of the Italian community, in the Palazzo Modello, the course began on Monday with the first lecture of this edition (Prof. Francesco Deana - University of Udine).
Over the next three days, the course continued at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. Prof. Stefano Deplano (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Prof. Federica Mucci and Prof. Elisabetta Corapi (both from the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata') gave us excellent lectures on very interesting topics on the protection of minority rights, as well as on sustainability in private and financial law.
In addition to our speakers, great thanks go to the Italian Union, which has been financially supporting this course for years, and to the Consulate General of the Italian Republic in Rijeka.
But the greatest thanks go to our participants, who for ten years have repeatedly shown great interest in this lifelong learning course and without whom this successful course would not exist!
Till next year with new topics and new speakers!
5th Edition of the UEFA Football Law Program launched
In the first week of October 2023, the first session of the prestigious 10 ECTS credits lifelong learning programme organised by UEFA was held at Kadir Has University (Istanbul - Turkey). This is an educational programme in the field of sports law in football, aimed at prominent legal experts with many years of experience from European and worldwide football federations and clubs, footballers' trade unions and renowned law firms dealing with the representation of players or clubs.
A conference was held on history, law and diplomacy in relation to football
On Friday, 8 September 2023, a scientific and professional conference on the historical, legal and diplomatic aspects of football was held at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first football match on the territory of the Republic of Croatia - 1873 in Rijeka; 110 years since the first match on Kantrida Stadium between Viktoria and Građanski - 1913, 100 years since the first match on Krimeji Stadium between Orient and HAŠK - 1923, and 25 years since the historic bronze medal of the men's football team at the FIFA World Cup in France - 1998.
Jean Monnet Summer School 2023
The Jean Monnet Summer School of EU Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy was held from 5 to 7 September 2023 during the 7th Rijeka Days of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy. The event was organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and with the support of the European Commission Representation in the Republic of Croatia. It is an accredited lifelong learning programme of the University of Rijeka with 4 ECTS credits and 22 hours of lectures in the field of EU sports law, policies and sports diplomacy. The summer school was held exclusively online.
The lectures were held by prof. dr. Richard Parrish (Edge Hill University, UK); prof. dr. Stuart Murray (Bond University, Australia); prof. dr. Jurgen Mittag & Loren Fiege (German Sport University, Germany); assoc. prof. dr. Vanja Smokvina (Faculty of Law in Rijeka); dr. Andrea Cattaneo (Edge Hill University, UK); dr. Simon Rofe (Leeds University, UK); dr. Borja Garcia Garcia (Loughborough University, UK).
Jean Monnet Conference 2023
On Monday 4 September 2023, the Jean Monnet Conference marked the beginning of the traditional event of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, the 7th Rijeka Days of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy. The event was organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and with the support of the European Commission Representation in the Republic of Croatia. In the introductory part, the attendees were addressed by Josip Pavić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, Andrea Čović Vidović, Acting Head of the European Commission Representation to the Republic of Croatia, prof. dr. Vesna Crnić-Grotić, Dean of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, and assoc. prof. dr. Vanja Smokvina in front of the organisers of the Centre for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka.
Assoc. prof. Vanja Smokvina reappointed as CAS arbitrator
Associate Professor Vanja Smokvina, one of our staff members, Head of the Centre and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy, has been reappointed as an arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), based in Switzerland, by a decision of the International Council for Arbitration in Sport (ICAS).
CAS is the world's highest legal body for the resolution of disputes in sport, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the appointment is valid for a period of four years for both lists of arbitrators. On the general list (for all sports), Vanja Smokvina is one of two arbitrators from Croatia, along with Prof. dr. Siniša Petrović from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, while he remains the only arbitrator from Croatia on a special list dealing exclusively with football issues, whose cases cover more than 80% of all disputes.
More at the link: https://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/list-of-arbitrators-football-list.html