Engaging with the EU in order to minimize its impact
Sport and the negotiation of the Treaty of Lisbon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6290993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Borja García García (0000-0002-7841-7805), Borja García, Stephen Weatherill |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 238-256 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2011.609710 |
| OpenAlex | W4242424808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 12 |
The absence of explicit reference to sport in the European Union (EU) treaties has allowed the Court and the Commission room to require sport to adjust to the standards required by EU law. Sporting federations typically assert a need for a wider zone of autonomy than the Court and Commission have been prepared to grant, but, unable to persuade the Member States that they deserve exemption from the application of the Treaty, sports bodies have increasingly been induced to develop strategies of co-existence with the EU. This paper shows how they were able to exert influence in both the Convention on the Future of Europe and the subsequent intergovernmental conference in order to secure recognition of sport's special characteristics within the Treaty, albeit in ambiguous form. Sports bodies engage with the EU precisely in order to minimize its impact. The relevant provisions of Treaty of Lisbon dealing with sport are examined to show that they leave open scope for future contestation about the interaction between EU law and policy and the systems of sports governance
Autonomy · Business · Commission · Convention · Corporate governance · European union · European Union law · International trade · Law and economics · Negotiation · Order (exchange · Political science · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Treaty · Treaty of Lisbon · Doping in Sports · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |