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Program

Long-term contracts in sport: The private foundations of sports law and governance. Lillehammer, 4 December 2025.

Introduction 

Yuliya Chernykh (University of Inland Norway, Norway): On long-termness. How time shapes legal obligations

1. Contractual & Regulatory

  • Emilie Weible and Marjolaine Viret (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
    On the legal architecture of sport under Swiss law: statutory regulation and quasi-contractual ties
  • Antti Aine (University of Turku, Finland)
    Asymmetrical positions of the parties and legal regulation on long-term contracts in sport.
  • David Pavot (University of Sherbrooke, Canada).
    Private Contract, Public Consequences? States and the World Anti-Doping Code 

2. Employment & Football

  • Deep Ray, Tarsh Khanna and Tarun (Gujarat National Law University, India)
    Functional Long-Termism in Indian Football Contracts: The Validity and Consequences of Unilateral Extension Options
  • Leanne O’Leary (Maynooth University, Ireland)
    The Role of CBAs in European Sports Regulation

3. Olympic Games and Mega Sports Events

  • Mark James and Guy Osborn (Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Westminster, UK)
    The unanticipated impacts of increasing the length of OHCs
  • Daniela Heerdt (Centre for Sport and Human Rights, Switzerland/UK)
    Exploring the impact of human rights contractual requirements in mega-sporting event governance: case studies from UEFA. FIFA, and the IOC
Portrait of Antoine Duval
Keynote speaker Antoine Duval

Keynote

Antoine Duval (T.M.C. Asser Institute, Netherlands)
Framing contracts as legislation: The CAS and the public/private nature of the SGB’s statutes and regulations

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