Regulation of Global Sport | REGS
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
Topic
Neighbouring so many global sport organisations in the “Olympic Capital City”, the Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration of the University of Lausanne proposes with partners from 2020, a new executive education certificate in the Regulation of Global sport.
In the 20th century sport has evolved from a passion for a few gentlemen to a global phenomenon involving millions of men and women as practitioners, spectators and/or consumers. In the 21st century sport is fully globalised and requires ever increasing amount of regulation that is both progressive and adaptable.
Domestic (hard) laws are to be considered alongside transnational sporting rules (soft laws). Challenges of global sport such as integrity, credibility and sustainability require the close cooperation of many stakeholders: national and international sports organisations, the local, national and international public sector, NGOs, and commercial entities (sponsors, broadcasters, network providers, event organisers). The ecosystem of global sport is more and more complex and requires a good understanding of its legal and geopolitical dimensions, as well as the multi-faceted challenges it faces. Sport regulation has, of course, a legal dimension but also social, economic and political dimensions which are analysed in the course (SELP model).
This new certificate is organised around three consecutive modules/weeks of blended learning, each under the responsibility of one of the schools of the Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration of the University of Lausanne:
- The ecosystem of global sport (under the responsibility of the School of Public Administration IDHEAP)
- Laws of global sport (under the responsibility of the School of Law)
- Challenges in global sport (under the responsibilty of the School of Criminal Justice)
Each module is composed of one week of teaching (face-to-face or on line) under the responsibility of UNIL professors who can invite guest lecturers and lead group work activities and Q&A sessions. The face-to-face days in Lausanne can be combined with a weekend. The teaching is in English. Participants are encouraged to study and present at the end of the course a case of global sport regulation in order to obtain the certificate of advanced studies attached to the course (15 ECTS credits).
- to know the different global sport stakeholders, their autonomy and their collaborative governance, and the peculiar ecosystem in which they take part
- to understand the global sporting regulations based on domestic, European and international (hard) laws, and/or transnational sporting rules (soft laws),
- to reflect upon the possible evolution of global sport regulations thanks to the models and current issues facing global sport presented in the course.
The programme is intended for participants who have a first university degree in a relevant field, or who manage (units of) global sport organisations and are faced with the challenges of global sport involving domestic (hard) laws and transnational sporting codes (soft laws). The CAS ReGS prepares its participants to become highly skilled experts and managers of global sport in international organisations, multinational companies, law firms, courts, consultancies, NGOs and academia. A few seats are reserved for university graduates in career transition with relevant profiles and foreign participants who follow the Master in International Business Law.
Below is a photo of the 2020 class with the four UNIL professors who are members of the scientific committee of the course (picture taken from Zoom during the pandemics).
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"J'ai apprécié la diversité et la polyvalence des participants, leur esprit d'équipe et la qualité des intervenants" Dr. Stéphane Montavon, CAS ReGS 2020 graduate
Module 1: 24-28 February 2025 | The ecosystem of global sport
Module 2: 24-28 March 2025 | The laws of global sport
Module 3: 5-9 May 2025 | Integrity in Global Sport
Evaluation: June 2025
Module 1 | The ecosystem of global sport
Lecturers: UNIL Profs. Emmanuel Bayle, Jean-Loup Chappelet, Markus Lang, Martial Saugy, Prof. Mickaël Terrien, Marjolaine Viret + external practitioners and experts
Module 2 | The laws of global sport
Lecturers: UNIL Profs. Andrea Bonomi, Damiano Canapa, Francesco Maiani, Edgar Philippin + external practitioners and experts.
Module 3 | The challenges in global sport
Lecturers: UNIL Profs. Stefano Caneppele, Véronique Boillet, Christophe Champod, Sylvain Metille, Laurent Moreillon, Sophie Weerts, Andreas Ziegler + external experts and practitioners
Each teaching day whether face-to-face or on-line will be devoted to a precise theme. Participants will be encouraged to raise questions during classes and to prepare for these course days by reading selected texts provided on a course platform. Group work can be organised.
The participants who have successfully completed the three modules of the CAS ReGS and an oral presentation of a case of regulation of global sport in front of the Scientific Committee receive a CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) worth 15 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) which can be capitalised in other higher education programmes in Europe. Each module is worth 5 ECTS and can be followed by participants of the Master (LL M) in International Business Law offered by the University of Lausanne (see option Global sport) For any further question, please refer to the LL M Team and contact Professor Andrea Bonomi (andrea.bonomi@unil.ch).
Scientific Committee
Profs Emmanuel Bayle, Andrea Bonomi, Stefano Caneppele, Jean-Loup Chappelet et Mickael Terrien
Place, date & time
3 weeks + 1 day from February to June 2025 From 9:00 to 16:30 in IDHEAP bdg and other meeting rooms in sports organisations in Lausanne or nearby.
Admission requirements
Admission are ruled by the scientific committee on a first come first served basis for qualified applicants. Participants must be fluent in English. Knowledge of French is a plus. See the règlement du CAS en régulation du sport mondial.
Registration fees
The fee for each participant is CHF 4’500.- to be paid at least two weeks before the start of the course (on February 2025).It is possible to follow only one or two modules for CHF 1’500.- each.
Registration
The course will be taught in February 2025. Link to register. The number of participants is limited. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration
Click here to register. The number of participants is limited. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact
Secretariat
Sandra Félix
sandra.felix@unil.ch
+41 21 692 68 13
Switzerland
Tel. +41 21 692 68 00
Fax +41 21 692 68 09
