The Olympic Games of the European Union

The book aims to show the importance of sports law and more specifically the regulatory framework of the Olympic Games. The authors are presenting the Olympic phenomenon from the antiquity until the modern times.
The main issue of the book is the synthesis between rules of the Olympic Games and community law given the fact that Olympic Games under full appliance of community law have already taken place in a European city (Athens 2004) and are about to take place in the near future (London 2012). This is what gives the book a very timely character, since it is dealing with a very original legal issue, which is happening practically right now.
The authors are dealing with the major issues of sports such as doping, transfers etc., but also with other legal matters such as urban planning and environmental and the impact the Olympic Games have on them. The book is accompanied by analytical bibliography and presents the relevant jurisprudence of national, European and international courts.
The book is a very useful tool not only for lawyers, judges and jurists in general but for anybody, who is interested in sports law. It is also the first effort to present the rules of the Olympic Games in combination with European Community Law.