The principle of political neutrality is one of the fundamental principles on which the global
organization of sports is based. 1 The principle is often associated with Baron Pierre de …

The intersection of sport and human rights has demonstrated that the actions of global sport
mega-event franchise owners can now no longer be viewed as impervious to wider human …

This study aims to conduct a systematic review on human rights as related to mega-events
(MEs) to locate possible key areas and gaps for further research in the field. A systematic …

Athletes have again started to take a visible stance on various political and social issues,
which has stirred fierce controversies. Existing research has a strong US bias, and, to extend …

Abstract The Olympic Movement's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines
an existing dilemma on political neutrality and how the governance of sport has struggled to …

In 2019, the International Paralympic Committee produced a new strategy that highlighted
the need to promote disability activism through Para sport. The purpose of this study is to …

This study focuses on the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50–a policy prohibiting
athlete protest at the Games–as its site of analysis to examine how sport policy becomes …

This powerful new book looks at how private institutions governing and organising sport
restrict political expression. Uniquely, it makes a case for the freedom of expression for …

In order to preserve their status as legitimate governing bodies of sport, International Sports
Associations (ISAs) are to an increasing degree expected by actors in the international …

The right to freedom of speech and expression is a widely proclaimed right but far less
protected, especially in the sporting arena. The compulsion to maintain political neutrality …