Human Rights in Youth Sport (Ethics and Sport)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of tables......Page 8
Foreword by Mary Robinson......Page 9
Series editors' preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 13
The conceptual frame......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
A black hole: absence of debate, data and research......Page 24
The rule of law enters the sports arena......Page 31
In the best interests of the child?......Page 46
Winning at any cost......Page 48
The age of innocence: minimum ages for competing......Page 54
Abuse and violence: the integrity of the young athlete......Page 66
Sharp practice: intensive training and child abuse......Page 68
Bearing the brunt: physical abuse and violence......Page 78
Below the belt: psychological and emotional abuse......Page 95
Foul play: sexual abuse and violence......Page 107
Dicing with death: doping and medical ethics......Page 117
The economics of sports and its impact on the rights of young athletes......Page 138
Work to rule: economic exploitation and child labour......Page 140
Factories of champions: moulding athletes in specialized sport centres......Page 159
Play the market: trafficking and sale of young athletes......Page 175
Empowering young athletes......Page 194
Writing on the wall: the right to education......Page 196
A power of good: civil rights of young athletes......Page 204
A fair field: non-discrimination......Page 217
Is it just a game? Responsibilities of adults......Page 226
Reaping the fruits: responsibilities, rights and duties of the parents......Page 228
Pass the baton: accountability of coaches, officials and managers......Page 239
Reversing trends: human rights as a powerful tool......Page 248
Forging a new future: towards a child-centred sport system......Page 250
Olympic values and the rights of the child......Page 265
The human rights approach: an added value for the competitive sport system......Page 271
Appendix: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child......Page 280
Bibliography......Page 301
Index......Page 338