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LEV BELOUSOV (RUSSIA)
President of the Organizing Committee, PhD, professor
President of the Organizing Committee
PhD, professor
Rector of the Russian International Olympic University
Head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of European and American Countries at the Faculty of History of Moscow Lomonosov State University. Visiting professor at the universities of Rome, Florence, Milan and Parma
Author of more than 100 scientific articles including textbooks and six monographs on the political history of western countries (particularly Italy); totalitarian regimes of the 20th century; changes in attitude in totalitarian societies; and relations between the state and society.
Member of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy. Deputy Chairman of the editorial board of the journal "Russia in Global Policy". Chairman of the Board of Directors of the history faculty alumni foundation "Our historical. Member of the editorial team of the journal "Herald of Moscow University History and History of Arts".
Awarded the title of Honoured Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No 142 of 31 March, 2016.
Dear colleagues,
Today the governments of the world’s leading countries are acutely aware of the role that sport plays in the life of the state, society and the individual. Sport is often described as a socio-economic phenomenon of the early 21st century and a crucial element of the human value system.
One of the decisive factors in ensuring the development of the modern sports industry is a strong regulatory framework governing social relations in this area. This body of law has been commonly referred to as sports law.
Many countries are now putting great effort into strengthening their sports legislation and enforcement practices. But no effective regulations or practices can be created without the use of scientific tools and the latest developments in the theory of law. In this context, the academic community must take on the responsibility to create the science of sports law which would help to understand the specifics of sports regulation and accumulate new knowledge in this area.
Dear colleagues,
Today the governments of the world’s leading countries are acutely aware of the role that sport plays in the life of the state, society and the individual. Sport is often described as a socio-economic phenomenon of the early 21st century and a crucial element of the human value system.
One of the decisive factors in ensuring the development of the modern sports industry is a strong regulatory framework governing social relations in this area. This body of law has been commonly referred to as sports law.
Many countries are now putting great effort into strengthening their sports legislation and enforcement practices. But no effective regulations or practices can be created without the use of scientific tools and the latest developments in the theory of law. In this context, the academic community must take on the responsibility to create the science of sports law which would help to understand the specifics of sports regulation and accumulate new knowledge in this area.
One way to achieve this is by holding regular scientific and practical conferences in which participants could exchange legal and legislative experience in the area of sports, and develop scientifically informed recommendations for improving sports regulation.
The Russian International Olympic University has decided to make its own contribution by organising its inaugural international conference “Mega events in sport: the legal environment”, and co-organising the 22nd Congress of the International Association of Sports Law (IASL).
I am pleased to invite everyone who is involved in sport and wants to contribute to its development to attend these events to be held on November 17-19, 2016 on the RIOU campus in Sochi at 11 Ordzhonikidze Street.
I have no doubts that holding these high-profile gatherings in post-Olympic Sochi will help to consolidate the work of leading Russian and international researchers, experts, and sports law practitioners, allowing them to develop common approaches to addressing current issues in sports legislation.