Switzerland: Ethical Rules Declared Binding to Prevent Violence in Sports
In its session on January 25, 2023, the Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat), the country’s government, amended the Sports Promotion Ordinance (Sportförderungsverordnung, SpoFöV) to obligate sports...
View ArticleBrazil: No Violent Fans for the World Cup
(June 23, 2014) On June 10, 2014, the Ministry of Justice published Administrative Act No. 933, which provides that entrance into the country is to be denied during Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup to...
View ArticleJapan: Sports Agency Established, Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics Special Act Enacted
(June 5, 2015) The Diet (Japan’s parliament) has adopted two acts that are designed to support preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. One is an amendment to the Act on Establishment...
View ArticleBrazil: No Tourist Visa Required for Entry During 2016 Olympic Games
(Nov. 3, 2015) On October 28, 2015, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved a law that waives the requirement for foreigners to have a tourist visa to enter the country during the Olympic Games, which...
View ArticleRussia: Supreme Court Ruling on Sports Contracts
(Dec. 9, 2015) On November 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a ruling on resolving labor disputes involving athletes and sports team coaches. (Supreme Court of the Russian...
View ArticleAustralia: New South Wales Government Announces Greyhound Racing Ban
On July 7, 2016, the New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, announced that a state ban on greyhound racing would come into effect on July 1, 2017, making New South Wales (NSW) the first Australian state...
View ArticleSweden: Separate Swimming Hours by Gender Justifiable
(Jan. 12, 2017) The Swedish Diskrimineringsombudsmannen (DO, Equality Ombudsman) has issued two decisions on the legality of separate hours for men and women at public indoor pools. (Press Release,...
View ArticleECtHR/Switzerland: Compulsory Co-Ed Swim Classes Do Not Infringe Freedom of...
(Jan. 24, 2017) On January 10, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held unanimously that a decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, which upheld an administrative fine for the refusal...
View ArticleItaly: New Law Bundles Together Provisions on Aid to Cities Hit by...
(June 20, 2017) On April 24, 2017, new legislation approving urgent measures to further assist cities hit by recent earthquakes, and also setting forth new taxation, transportation, and sports...
View ArticleJapan: Three Holidays to Be Moved to Ease 2020 Olympic Ceremony Traffic
(June 26, 2018) The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Special Measures Act (Act No. 33 of 2015) was amended on June 20, 2018. (Act to Amend the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Special Measures Act, Act No. of...
View ArticleSweden: Supreme Court Rules Ice Hockey Player's Cross-Check Constitutes...
(July 19, 2018) On July 10, 2018, the Supreme Court of Sweden handed down a judgment that sets limits for what violent actions may be deemed “consented to” as part of an ice hockey game. (Högsta...
View ArticleRussian Federation: Legislation Adopted Penalizing Use and Distribution of...
(May 28, 2019) On May 1, 2019, the Russian Federation adopted the Law on Amending Articles 3.5 and 6.18 of the Code of Administrative Violations, which prescribes fines for athletes who use doping....
View ArticleAustria: Ban on Riding E-Scooters on Sidewalks Enacted
(May 31, 2019) On May 22, 2019, an amendment to the Austrian Traffic Ordinance was published in the Federal Law Gazette that generally prohibits riding electric scooters (e-scooters) on sidewalks,...
View ArticleGermany: Regulation to Allow Use of E-scooters on Public Roads Enacted
(June 25, 2019) On June 14, 2019, a regulation was published in Germany’s Federal Law Gazette that allows the use of light electric vehicles on public roads. Light electric vehicles include, among...
View ArticleNew Zealand: Firearms Buyback Program Commences
(July 15, 2019) On June 20, 2019, the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines and Parts) Amendment Regulations 2019 came into effect in New Zealand. The regulations “allow for the buy-back of newly...
View ArticleArab Gulf Countries: Preventive Measures Aimed at COVID-19 Pandemic Adopted
(Apr. 14, 2020) During the month of March 2020, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, comprising Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain, adopted a number...
View ArticleJordan: Government Takes Steps Aimed at Curbing COVID-19 Outbreak
(Apr. 28, 2020) On April 22, 2020, the Jordanian government announced that it was easing lockdown restrictions previously put in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the southern provinces of Karak,...
View ArticleQatar: Installing COVID-19 Tracing App on Mobile Phones and Wearing Face...
(June 11, 2020) Between May 13 and May 18, 2020, the government of Qatar announced the imposition of a number of mandatory measures aimed at reducing the country’s “stubbornly high” COVID-19 infection...
View ArticleItaly: Government Decrees Further Measures to Fight the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Dec. 30, 2020) On November 30, 2020, Italy’s government issued Decree-Law No. 157, which includes further measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Extension of Terms for the Payment of Certain Taxes...
View ArticleItaly: Miscellany of Measures Enacted to Fight Covid-19 Pandemic
(Jan. 28, 2021) On October 28, 2020, Italy’s government issued Decree Law No. 137, which introduced additional measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the topics these measures address are...
View ArticleRussian Federation: New COVID-19 Related Restrictions Imposed, Migrant...
(June 17, 2021) Because of the worsening epidemiological situation in Russia, the mayors of Moscow and St. Petersburg, the two largest Russian cities having the legal status of a constituent component...
View ArticleBrazil: New Law Allows Soccer Clubs to Become Limited Companies
On August 6, 2021, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promulgated Law No. 14,193 (Lei No. 14,193, de 6 de Agosto de 2021), which creates the Soccer Limited Company (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol,...
View ArticleItaly: New COVID-19-Related Measures for Education, Social, and...
On August 7, 2021, Decree Law No. 111 of 2021 (D.L. No. 111), containing urgent measures for education, social, and transportation-related activities aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19, entered...
View ArticleItaly: Constitutional Court Declares Criminal Code Provision on Doping...
On April 22, 2022, the Italian Constitutional Court issued Decision No. 105, declaring unconstitutional a phrase in a Criminal Code provision concerning the use or administration of drugs or other...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia: New Multiple Entry Visa Regulating...
In August 2022, the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia announced the issuance of new multiple-entry visas regulating the residency of foreign nationals attending the FIFA...
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