The Institute aims to encompass scientific research and professional work in three areas: sports law, sports policy, and sports diplomacy. This emphasizes its uniqueness globally, as there’s no other academic unit covering these three areas of interest. The Institute primarily conducts scientific research and professional projects, produces scientific and professional expertise, organizes scientific and professional conferences, roundtable discussions, and science popularization activities. It also organizes and conducts lifelong learning programs such as summer and/or winter schools and professional development programs, collaborates with public bodies, businesses, and the non-profit sector, and participates in sports arbitration and mediation procedures. The Head of the Institute is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanja Smokvina.
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Conference on organisation of football in Europe, held in Luxembourg 21-02-2023
The Faculty of Law was a partner of an important international conference called “The economic and legal aspects of organization of football in Europe” which was held in Luxembourg on February 21, 2023. At the conference the participants discussed the legal and economic aspects of the football system in Europe, with special emphasis on recent developments about…
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Event on the football Superleague and the ISU Case at the Faculty of Law
On Monday, December 19, 2022 the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, through the Center for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair for EU Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy, in cooperation with the prestigious association of sports experts Sport&EU Association, organized a Round Table and debate about opinions of the Advocate General…
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Students Sports Law Conference, 13-12-2022
On December 13, 2022 the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law – Sports Law, Sports Policy and Sports Diplomacy Centre with its Jean Monnet Chair in EU Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy (Croatia) and Edge Hill University – Centre for Sports Law Research with its Jean Monnet Chair in EU Sports Law & Policy (UK) have organised an international…
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A Roundtable on the European model of sports was held at the Faculty of Law
On Friday, December 2, 2022, a roundtable on the “European model of sport” was held in person & online at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. The event was organized by the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law through the Centre for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair in…
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The Jean Monnet EU Summer School on Sports Law, Policy and Diplomacy has ended
In September and October 2022, the Faculty of Law in Rijeka hosted the Jean Monnet EU Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Rijeka Summer School, an accredited lifelong learning programme with 4 ECTS credits. About fifty participants from all over the world attended the Summer School, which was held in a hybrid format and under the auspices…