{"id":8404,"date":"2023-05-10T10:13:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/?page_id=8404"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:56:44","slug":"institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/about-us\/organizational-structure\/institutes\/institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of Sports Law, Sport Policies, and Sports Diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/djelatnici\/vanja-smokvina\/\">Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanja Smokvina<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query UNIRI-query-loop-block is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18303 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-conferences category-institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T09:38:04+00:00\">10\/06\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/conference-women-children-and-young-people-in-sports-protection-of-elementary-human-rights-was-held-on-29-05-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Conference Women, children and young people in sports &#8211; protection of elementary human rights was held on 29-05-2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The traditional event, the 9th Rijeka Day of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy, was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka on Friday, May 29, 2026, with the International Scientific Conference &#8220;Women, Children and Youth in Sport &#8211; Protection of Elementary Human Rights&#8220;. The conference was organized by the Institute of Sports&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/conference-women-children-and-young-people-in-sports-protection-of-elementary-human-rights-was-held-on-29-05-2026\/\">Pro\u010ditaj vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14506 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-07T13:14:31+00:00\">07\/01\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/vol-3-no-2-of-the-e-journal-sports-law-policy-diplomacy-journal-published-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >Vol. 3, No. 2 of the e-journal Sports Law, Policy &amp; Diplomacy Journal published<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In December 2025, a new issue of the e-journal\u202fSports Law, Policy &amp; Diplomacy Journal\u202fwas published.&nbsp; In vol. 3, no. 2, a total of 5 papers of the following authors and titles have been published:&nbsp; This e-journal is published by our Faculty, through the Institute of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/vol-3-no-2-of-the-e-journal-sports-law-policy-diplomacy-journal-published-2\/\">Pro\u010ditaj vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14445 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-faculty category-institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy category-projects\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-19T14:04:58+00:00\">19\/12\/2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/the-event-with-slaven-bilic-held-on-18-12-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Special Event with Slaven Bili\u0107<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On\u00a0Thursday\u00a018\u00a0December\u00a02025,\u00a0a Special Event with Slaven Bili\u0107, the\u00a0famous\u00a0former\u00a0football player, coach and TV presenter and commentator, was held in the crowded\u00a0Faculty&#8217;s Blue Room. The\u00a0event started\u00a0by\u00a0celebrating\u00a0the 35th anniversary of the match between Croatia and the USA on 17 October 1990\u00a0in Zagreb\u00a0(the first match of the Croatian national team) and the second match played on 22 December 1990 at\u00a0Kantrida\u00a0in&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/the-event-with-slaven-bilic-held-on-18-12-2025\/\">Pro\u010ditaj vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14567 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-17T11:54:23+00:00\">17\/12\/2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/the-fifth-jean-monnet-students-sports-law-conference-held\/\" target=\"_self\" >The fifth Jean Monnet Students\u2019 Sports Law Conference Held<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On Monday, December 15, 2025, the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, through the Institute of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy and the Jean Monnet Chair for EU Sports Law, Policy and Sports Diplomacy, in cooperation with the Edge Hill University (UK) Centre for Sports Law Research and the Jean Monnet Chair for&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/the-fifth-jean-monnet-students-sports-law-conference-held\/\">Pro\u010ditaj vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14037 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-05T14:10:42+00:00\">05\/12\/2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/lecture-held-at-the-prestigious-sbs-program-25-11-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lecture held at the prestigious SBS program, 25-11-2025\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On 25-11-2025. Assoc. Prof. Vanja Smokvina held an invited lecture at the prestigious graduate program in sports management &#8211; Master SBS in Treviso (Italy). This is a program jointly launched by Verde Sport (Benetton Group) and Universit\u00e0 Ca\u2019 Foscari Venezia. The lecture was on the topic of EU Sports Law with an emphasis on athletes&#8217;&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/lecture-held-at-the-prestigious-sbs-program-25-11-2025\/\">Pro\u010ditaj vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13445 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-institute-of-sports-law-sport-policies-and-sports-diplomacy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-06T09:04:13+00:00\">06\/11\/2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/the-final-workshop-was-held-on-the-social-status-of-athletes-in-olympic-sports\/\" target=\"_self\" >The final workshop was held on the social status of athletes in Olympic sports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On Thursday, 30 October 2025, a workshop on the social status of athletes in Olympic sports was held at the headquarters of the Croatian Volleyball Federation in Zagreb. The workshop was organised by the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law and its Institute for Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy &#8211; the head of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/the-final-workshop-was-held-on-the-social-status-of-athletes-in-olympic-sports\/\">Pro\u010ditaj vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-9-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-9-page=3\">3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8404?query-9-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">\u00bb<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute aims to encompass scientific research and professional work in three areas: sports law, sports policy, and sports diplomacy. 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