To what extent is the law of the Olympics constitutionalised? A global constitutionalist reading of the International Olympic Committee

Abstract

This study aims to examine the legal order of the Olympics by providing a comprehensive but self-limited literature on global constitutionalism. It provides a thorough understanding of the varied perspectives of global constitutionalism, by presenting a rich seam of a combination of the different global constitutionalist stances that are grouped by similarities concerning their line of thought. By focusing on the representative of various camps of global constitutionalism, the study applies these perspectives to the system of the Olympic Movement prescribed by the Olympic Charter. The study, initially, has the purpose of presenting the perspectives of prominent global constitutionalist scholars in relation to the main discussion points of global constitutionalism. After establishing the meaning and requisites of a global constitutionalist order, its ultimate aim is to provide the constitutionalist reading of the law of the Olympics concerning its legal framework and actors and determine the extent of constitutionalisation of the Olympic Movement. © 2022, T.M.C. Asser Instituut.