The International Olympic Committee, Law, and Accountability

Ryan Gauthier (Consultant and sports law instructor, Canada)

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Routledge
13 December 2016

Sport & the law; Olympic games

Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

The Olympic Games is unquestionably the largest and most important sporting event in the world. Yet who exactly is accountable for its successes and failures? This book examines the legitimacy and accountability of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This non-governmental organisation wields extraordinary power, but there is no democratic basis for its authority. This study questions the supremacy of the IOC, arguing that there is a significant accountability deficit.

Investigating the conduct of the IOC from an international legal perspective, the book moves beyond a critique of the IOC to explore potential avenues for reform, means of improving democratic procedures and increasing accountability. If the Olympics are to continue to be our most celebrated sporting event, those who organise them must be answerable to the citizens that they can potentially harm as well as benefit.

Full of original insights into the inner workings of the IOC, this book is essential reading for all those interested in the Olympics, sport policy, sport management, sport mega-events, and the law.

By: Ryan Gauthier (Consultant and sports law instructor Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781138676398
ISBN 10: 113867639X
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 13 December 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction to the Book: @SochiProblems 2. Understanding the International Olympic Committee as a Global Governance Actor 3. Structural Legitimacy: The International Olympic Committee, The Olympic Games and the Problem of Many Hands 4. Substantive Legitimacy: ‘New’ Olympic Hosts and the Worst Outcomes of the Olympic Games 5. Procedural Legitimacy: The Olympic Games Host Selection Process 6. Whose Games Are They Anyway? Accountability Through a Principal-Agent Framework 7. Learning from the World Bank: Towards an Accountability Forum for the Olympic Games 8. Towards a More Accountable Olympic Movement

Ryan Gauthier is an Assistant Professor of Law at Thompson Rivers University, Canada. He completed his PhD thesis on the accountability of the International Olympic Committee at the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2015