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Human Rights and the Olympic Games Ryan Gauthier Assistant Professor, Thompson Rivers University October 15, 2019 Today IOCs legitimacy crisis IOCs response Agenda 2020 (2014) Accountability Has the IOC made meaningful

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Human Rights and the Olympic Games

Ryan Gauthier Assistant Professor, Thompson Rivers University October 15, 2019

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Today

 IOC’s legitimacy crisis  IOC’s response – Agenda 2020 (2014)  Accountability  Has the IOC made meaningful progress on improving human rights at the Olympics Games since Agenda 2020?

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IOC’s Legitimacy Crisis

 Gigantism  High costs  Poor legacy outcomes  Human rights violations

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IOC’s Legitimacy Crisis

Julian Finney/Getty Images

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IOC’s Legitimacy Crisis

Katia Carvalho

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IOC’s Legitimacy Crisis

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

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IOC’s Legitimacy Crisis

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Bids to Host the Olympic Games

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IOC’s Legitimacy Crisis

0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5 1998 2002 2006 2010 2018 2022 2024 2026 2028

Referendums to Host the Olympic Games

Pro-Games Anti-Games

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Accountability for Human Rights?

 The right to hold an actor to a set of standards  To judge whether the actor has met those standards  To impose consequences if those standards have not been met

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Accountability for Human Rights?

 International human rights instruments  UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights  Agenda 2020

Standards

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IOC’s Response

International Olympic Committee

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Agenda 2020

The IOC to include in the host city contract clauses with regard to Fundamental Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter as well as to environmental and labour-related matters. [Recommendation 1.5] The Commission to benefit from third-party, independent advice in such areas as social, economic and political conditions, with a special focus on sustainability and legacy. [Recommendation 2.6]

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Post-Agenda 2020 – The Games

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Post-Agenda 2020 – The Bids

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Accountability for Human Rights?

Review

 Coordination Commission

 Games-by-Games basis

 Announcement of Human Rights Advisory Committee

 Pushed back until late 2019

Consequences

 Possible removal of Games  Loss of funding ($1 billion – $1.5 billion)

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Conclusions

 Has the IOC done enough?

No, especially compared to FIFA

 Will the problem fix itself?

 Next few Games in Japan, France, USA, Italy  What about Beijing 2022?

 Next steps?

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Thank You!

rgauthier@tru.ca @SportsLawNovice