40 Commentaries of the Macolin Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions

Cet ouvrage est le premier commentaire de la Convention du Conseil de l’Europe contre la manipulation des compétitions sportives (dite Convention de Macolin). Situé au carrefour du droit du sport et du droit pénal, il contient une analyse détaillée, article par article, de ladite convention, enrichie d’exemples de droit comparé et d’illustrations pratiques.

- Le premier commentaire article par article de la Convention, accessible largement en anglais
- Un outil de base pour les organisations sportives et les praticiens du droit du sport ainsi que pour les pénalistes
- Une portée internationale, la Convention liant actuellement une trentaine d’Etats

The manipulation of sport competitions (also called “match-fixing”) is not a new phenomenon; indeed, evidence of such cheating can be traced back to the 3rd century AD. Seeing the unprecedented growth of this phenomenon, lawmakers and sport organizations have recently started a coordinated and global fight against this menace, which is grounded, at a legal level, in the only international convention aiming at combatting competition manipulation (the “Macolin Convention”), entered into force in 2019.

The present contribution – unique in its kind – analyzes in a systematic, comprehensive and critical way, the new legal parameters which apply to match-fixing in a global context. It scrutinizes and explains all its legally relevant aspects, in the light of case-law and doctrine. This contribution is a “must have” handbook for any lawmaker or lawyer dealing with the thorny issue of match-fixing.