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DearReaders,
InNovember2009,Ihadthehonourofopeningthe15thCongressofthe
InternationalAssociationofSportsLaw,heldinWarsaw,thecapitalofPoland.Itwasthe
firsttimeeverthattheCongresstookplaceinourcountry.Inmyopeningspeech
Iemphasisedmysatisfactionwiththefactthatthemainsubjectontheagendawasthe
legalaspectsoforganisinginternationalsportsevents.Thesubjectwas,andstillis,of
particularimportanceformycountryinthecontextofhostingmajorsportseventssuch
aslastyear)sEuropeanChampionshipsinmen)sbasketballandwomen)svolleyball,as
wellasthelargestsportseventtobeheldinPolandi.e.the2012UEFAEuropean
FootballChampionship.
Legalregulationshavebeenaccompanyingsportscompetitionssincetheinception
ofthesportsmovementinthemodernera.However,therapiddevelopmentof
contemporarysportand,inparticular,itsprofessionalisationandcommercialisation,
haveentailedasignificantgrowthoftheroleofsport-relatedlegislation.Inviewofthe
uniquenatureofsportscompetition,particularlyvisibleduringinternationalsports
events,theimportanceofinternationalsportslawcannotbeoverestimated.The
organisationoflargesportsevents,aswellasproblemsrelatedtocontemporarysport,
suchasdoping,corruptionandviolence,requireeffectiveinternationalregulationsand
cooperationbetweenentitiesinvolvedinrelevantlegislativeprocesses.Giventhe
interdisciplinarynatureofsportslawandthediversityofnationallegalsystemsinthis
field,weshouldappreciatethevalueofinternationalinitiativeswhoseaimisto
exchangeexperienceandknowledge,developinternational-levelsportandfight
pathologieswithinthesector.
Polandisoneofthecountrieswhichrelativelyearlydecidedtocomprehensively
regulateorganisationalaspectsandpractisingofsportbyintroducinggenerally
applicablelegislationadoptedbycompetentnationalbodies.Iwouldliketoemphasise
thatPoland)scomprehensivesport-relatedlegislationhasalwayscoveredinstitutions
andsolutionsbasedontheexperienceandregulationsofinternationalsports
organisationsandcountries-leadersininternationalsportscompetitions.Fortwo
years,workwascarriedoutondevelopingacomprehensiveregulationcoveringall
sport-relatedissuesinasinglepieceoflegislationhavingthestatusofaparliamentary
act.Asaresult,inJune2010anewSportsActwasadoptedbythePolishParliament.
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