Routledge Handbook of Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights

William Rook is Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, Switzerland, and a senior advisor at the Institute for Human Rights and Business, UK. He is a lawyer and business and human rights expert with experience in developing initiatives to promote responsible business conduct in emerging sectors around the world.Daniela Heerdt is an academic, researcher and consultant in the field of sport and human rights. With a background in international public law, she conducted her doctoral research on human rights abuses in the context of mega-sporting events, specifically on how to establish legal responsibility for these abuses.Shubham Jain is a doctoral candidate in law and a WM Tapp scholar at the University of Cambridge, UK. He researches, writes and lectures on the intersection of sports, governance, human rights, public law and merit.

'Major sporting events should constitute safe and inclusive environments and experiences for athletes, fans, sponsoring organizations, and hosting communities. Achievement of these goals depends substantially upon informed collaborative efforts based upon shared understandings of the challenges posed. For those looking to understand how the organization and operation of major sports events work and where there are opportunities to bring about greater equality and justice, this book is an invaluable initial point of exploration of the issues involved and potentially corrective options.'Harry Edwards, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Organiser of the 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights'Mega-Sporting Events impact communities, athletes, workers, fans, volunteers, journalists and children worldwide. Read this ground-breaking book - it’s an invaluable resource for all working to promote human rights in sports.'Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch'This timely publication brings together a unique range of expertise from the worlds of sport and human rights and is a helpful primer for better understanding the social dimensions of sporting events.'Andreas Graf, Head of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination, FIFA'This volume is the first to comprehensively chart the intersection between human rights and Mega-Sporting Events. Its combination of concrete case studies with general chapters covering different actors, processes and norms provides a very rich overview of the question and an in-depth introduction to the many challenges it raises. The book will certainly become the go-to resource for academics, practitioners and activists looking to get a better grasp of the role played by human rights in the context of MSEs.'Antoine Duval, Senior Researcher, Asser Institute, Netherlands

• PART ISituating human rights and mega-sporting events 1 Introduction William Rook , Daniela Heerdt and Shubham Jain2 The history of protesting and promoting human rights via mega-sporting events: 1960s to the present Paul Reef3 The mega-sporting events ecosystem: an overview David Grevemberg and Ava BowersPART IIThe normative framework for delivering mega-sporting events 4 Human rights standards and mega-sporting events William Rook5 An environment, social and governance framework for mega-sporting events David Alfrey6 Assessing the e ectiveness of human rights due diligence undertaken in the context of mega-sporting events Rory Oake and Colleen Theron7 Governance and anti-corruption in mega-sporting events Sylvia Schenk8 Mega-sporting events, human rights, and sustainable development: an integrated approach Hans Erik Næss9 Framework for inclusive institutional design and regulation for mega-sporting events Shubham Jain10 Seeking remedy for a ected groups in mega-sporting event contexts Daniela Heerdt11 Mega-sporting events and human rights arbitration Zachary R. Calo12 The CAS ad hoc division for the Olympic Games Nikki Dryden and Shaun StarPART IIIThe mega-sporting event lifecycle 13 Introducing human rights to the mega-sporting event lifecycleLucy Amis and Alison Biscoe14 Human rights and event bidding: earning the right to host Haley St. Dennis15 Human rights considerations during preparation and construction for mega-sporting events Daniela Heerdt and Shubham Jain16 Games time: identifying and responding to risks during mega-sporting events Alison Biscoe17 Mega-sporting event human rights and anti-corruption legacies Andrew Brady SpaldingPART IVInstitutional actors in mega-sporting events 18 The role of sports governing bodies in embedding respect for human rights into mega-sporting events Rachel Davis19 Mega-sporting event local organising committees and human rights Lucy Amis20 Governments and hosting authorities in mega-sporting events: human rights dimensions Guido Battaglia21 International sports federations, mega-sporting events, and human rights Martin Gibbs22 Mega-sporting event sponsorship and human rights Brent Wilton and Alison Biscoe23 Mega-sporting event broadcasting and human rights Moira Thompson Oliver24 Suppliers to mega-sporting events: promoting human rights through sectoral collaboration Julia Batho and Sarah BekkaliPART VAffected groups 27925 Athletes’ human rights and mega-sporting events Walter Palmer26 Protecting and respecting children’s rights in mega-sporting event host cities Liz Twyford and Zara Grant27 The untapped power of gender-transformative mega-sporting events Thays Prado28 Mega-sporting events and persons with disabilitiesAmy Farkas Karageorgos , David Legg and Eli A. Wol29 Mega-sporting events and the workforce Tim Noonan , Ambet Yuson and Sharan BurrowPART VICase Studies 30 The Centre for Sport and Human Rights William Rook and John Morrison31 Teaming up to change the game: Fostering civil society coalitions around mega-sporting events Andrea Florence and Apoena Mano32 The International Labour Organization and mega-sporting events Giovanni di Cola and Edmundo Werna33 Refreshing and reimagining the human rights framework to protect athletes’ gender rights and removing risks at mega-sporting events Seema Patel34 Private security, human rights and mega-sporting events: securing the games by tackling the risks Jamie Williamson , Giuseppe Scirocco and Chris Galvin35 Football consumers and human rights: awareness among World Cup spectators Marianna Pavan36 Esports events and human rightsPedro José Mercado Jaén37 Glasgow 2014, Scottish sport and human rights Grant Jarvie38 Human rights, police powers and mega-sporting events in Queensland, Australia: spectacle of security Fleur Cardell and Susan Harris Rimmer39 Restricting athletes’ voices: the evolution of Rule 50 and its application at Tokyo 2020 and beyond Mark James40 Qatar 2022: lessons learned, promises forgotten Mustafa Qadri and Deepika Thapaliya41 Qatar and the FIFA World Cup: refl ections on working to advance workers’ welfare and labour rights Hassan Al-Thawadi and Mahmoud Qutub42 Conclusion Daniela Heerdt , William Rook and Shubham JainAfterword by Mary V. Harvey Appendix 1 Sporting Chance Principles, 2017 Appendix 2 Statement upon the founding of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, 8 July 2021