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PRESS RELEASE
ICSS042/12
14 th September 2012
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) announces new National Sport
Integrity Index and Sorbonne-ICSS Handbook for Sport Integrity at the
2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity Symposium in Paris, France
Paris, France; 14 th September 2012; The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has announced
the development of two new initiatives to support major sporting organisations in the delivery of
international major events and integrity practices at the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity
Symposium.
As part of their commitment to help governments and international federations deliver safe and secure
major sport events, the ICSS has announced the first National Sport Integrity Index (NSII), a new
collaborative scientific effort involving academics, sport experts and international agencies which will
lead to an assessment of the sport security environment and sport security assets of countries looking to
host major sports events.
The sport integrity index will become a significant international tool in the fight against corruption in
sport and will highlight certain regions and jurisdictions where national and international stakeholders
can provide additional support to existing integrity practices.
In addition to the index, the ICSS has also announced that the findings from the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS
Sport Integrity Symposium will be used to create the first Sorbonne-ICSS Handbook for Sport Integrity -
a structured toolkit that will provide stakeholders, federations and sports bodies with direct support and
advice on understanding and dealing with the complexities of international sport related integrity issues.
Mohammed Hanzab (President, ICSS) said; “I would like to thank all those delegates who attended this
year’s Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity Symposium and the Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne for
hosting a magnificent event.
“I hope that the National Sport Integrity Index will provide major sports bodies with an important
comparison between different regions and jurisdictions and existing integrity practices. In addition, the
first Sorbbone-ICSS Handbook for Sport Integrity will be an important element of the ICSS and Paris 1
University Panthéon-Sorbonne partnership and I hope that it will help major sports bodies understand
and manage complex integrity issues.”
Philippe Boutry (President, Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne) said; “As part of our partnership
with the ICSS, this year’s symposium will contribute towards our overall goal of achieving an
international harmonisation of standards and regulations associated with match-fixing, illegal betting
and all aspects of sport integrity.

“I look forward to continuing our work with the ICSS and many of the leading experts and practitioners
that attended the symposium and developing tangible solutions to some of the most pressing integrity
issues facing governments and sports administrators in the world today.”
The 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity Symposium’s structured seminar programme brought together
leading integrity experts to explore current trends, challenges and solutions in the field of sport
integrity. The seminars were conducted under Chatham House rules to encourage open and vigorous
debate and covered a number of integrity topics including:
� Sport Psychology, Ethics & Consequences – Prevention Methods (Training & Education);
� Structural Sporting Vulnerabilities, Resistance & Solutions;
� Identification, Investigation and Dismantling of Organised Crime in Sport;
� Sport Financial Vulnerabilities and Betting Industry Collaboration; and
� International Legal Instruments and Conventions for Corruption Prevention in Sport.
Key findings that emerged from the working sessions include:
� The critical need to implement education programmes for young athletes, which should be used
as the main preventative tool against match-fixing. During the working group, young athletes
were identified as one of the main groups that are vulnerable to match-fixers and it was
highlighted that more could be done by governing bodies in sport to highlight the dangers of
match-fixing amongst young people.
� The potential role of an independent body to help gather and disseminate intelligence
information between law enforcement bodies and national and international sports federations.
It was recognised that there was a requirement for greater collaboration between these types of
organisations in order to effectively tackle the corruption and criminal activity currently taking
place in sport.
� The need for greater cooperation and knowledge-sharing between the betting industry and
major sports federations. When examining the role of the betting industry and the need for
knowledge from this field, leading practitioners agreed that expertise from the betting industry
should be integrated into the integrity units that currently exist within major sporting
federations.
ENDS
Note to editors
The 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity Symposium, jointly staged by the International Centre for
Sport Security (ICSS) and Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne with the official support of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), is the first international, multistakeholder
event to support the global sporting community in its battle against corruption and is part
of the partnership between the ICSS and Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne and the activities of the
Scientific and Advisory Committee, which is chaired by Laurent Vidal.
Leading experts and entities in the world of sport that attended this year’s symposium include National
and International Sport Federations, Governments, International and Regional Organisations including
United Nations Agencies, INTERPOL, the European Union and the Council of Europe, as well as Non-
Governmental Organisations, Academic Institutions, Betting Institutions, Legal and Anti-Corruption
Experts and Law Enforcement.
Please find attached 4 images taken at the opening session of the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity
Symposium. Captions as below.

Symposium 1 – Christophe De Kepper (Director General, International Olympic Committee) speaking at
the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity Symposium
Symposium 2 - Mohammed Hanzab (President, ICSS) speaking at the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity
Symposium
Symposium 3 - Alessandro del Piero speaking at the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport Integrity Symposium
Symposium 4 - Chris Eaton (Director of Sport Integrity, ICSS) speaking at the 2012 Sorbonne-ICSS Sport
Integrity Symposium
High resolution images available upon request.
Background Information:
About the Partnership between the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Paris 1 University
Panthéon-Sorbonne
The Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne has one of the world’s leading International Public Law and
Sports Law Faculties whilst the ICSS is an international not-for-profit institution that helps to combat
security and integrity issues in sport by offering research, training and advisory services to governments,
event organisers and sporting institutions.
The collaboration is the first of its kind in the world and will create a central hub for knowledge
gathering and information sharing with international sporting federations to promote and support
global sporting integrity.
One of the unique benefits of the partnership will be the interdisciplinary nature of the Paris 1
University Panthéon-Sorbonne and its ability to mobilise many academic experts across a wide range of
industries and disciplines.
Key aspects of the collaboration include:
� The creation of a jointly run Sporting Integrity research initiative which will manage several
programs with the ultimate goal of achieving the international harmonisation of standards and
regulations associated with match-fixing, doping, illegal betting, and all aspects of sporting integrity.
� Extensively consulting with key decision-makers from various sporting federations in order to
provide long-lasting, pertinent and innovative solutions to stop the proliferation of match-fixing.
� The development of a Masters Programme in the extension of the Master's Degree in Sport Law.
The ICSS and Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne partnership is guided by an experienced Scientific
and Advisory Committee including:
� Laurent Vidal, Professor of Public Law at Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne, Chairman
� Denis Oswald, Associate Professor of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Associate
Professor Oswald will chair the Advisory Committee. He is also Director of the International
Sports Study Centre (CIES) and a Member of the IOC’s Sports Arbitration Tribunal
� Rick Parry, former Chairman and Managing Director of the Premier League
� Mohammed Hanzab, President of the ICSS
� Mohammed Alhajri, Vice-President of the ICSS
� Bruno Genevois, President of the Honorary Section of the Council of State and President of the
French Anti-Doping Authority
� Évelyne Lagrange, Professor of International Public Law at Paris 1 University Panthéon-
Sorbonne
� Lord John Stevens, Former Commission, London Metropolitan Police

� Chris Eaton, Director of Sport Integrity, ICSS
� Joseph Chaoul, former Minister of Justice of Lebanon, Honorary President of the Lebanese
Council of State and former Dean of the Faculty of Law of Université Saint-Esprit of Kaslik,
Lebanon
� Eric Drossart, Vice-Chairman of IMG
� Nassir Al Hanzab, Member of the ICSS-Sorbonne Sporting Integrity Working Group
The work of the Chair is monitored by a Scientific Council, composed by Professors of the Paris 1
University Panthéon-Sorbonne, including:
� Yves Chaput
� Claude Ménard
� Jean-Jacques Daigre
� Évelyne Lagrange
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