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O<strong>the</strong>r relevant instruments<br />

Geneva Conventions (1949): see especially GC III, article 38 (regarding <strong>the</strong> right <strong>of</strong><br />

prisoners <strong>of</strong> war to “physical exercise, <strong>sport</strong>s and games, and for being out <strong>of</strong> doors”),<br />

and GC IV, article 94 (regarding children’s right to “outdoor <strong>sport</strong>s and games” during<br />

times <strong>of</strong> war)<br />

<strong>The</strong> Olympic Charter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>International</strong> Olympic Committee: see especially article 8,<br />

which states:<br />

“<strong>The</strong> practice <strong>of</strong> <strong>sport</strong> is a human right.”<br />

European Sports Charter (1992) with revisions (May 16, 2001).<br />

European Sports for All Charter (1975)<br />

EU White Paper on Sport :Commission <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Communities (Brussels: 2007)<br />

European Parliament Resolution on Development and Sport: RES/59315EN,<br />

B60663/2005 (November 24, 2005)<br />

Borsani Serena – Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management 2008<br />

Dissertation<br />

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