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The World Cup Spotlight (Introduction)
photo credit By now, Brazil’s lack of adequate preparation for the World Cup soccer tournament is well documented (see here, here, and here, among others). As the month-long competition kicks off...
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The World Cup Spotlight (Part 1): At What Cost?
Graffiti by Brazilian artist Paulo Ito (photo credit) The cost of hosting the World Cup has made headlines in recent years. When South Africa hosted in 2010, it spent roughly $3 billion to put on...
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World Cup 2014, friend of the ICC?
Any of my fellow fans of sports and international law notice that all but 5 of the 32 teams playing in this year’s World Cup are states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court?...
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The World Cup Spotlight (Part II): In the Shadows of National Security
(Previous posts in this series here and here.) Argentina celebrates win over Switzerland (photo credit) Blogging from Argentina, where World Cup expectations are at an all-time high and where nearly...
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The World Cup Spotlight (Part III): Considering Human Rights in Host Selection
(Previous posts in this series here, here, and here.) photo credit Any country that puts itself in contention to host a major event like the World Cup necessarily puts itself in the spotlight, warts...
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The World Cup Spotlight (Concluding Thoughts): A Woman’s Game?
Last month, thirty-two soccer teams began their quest to win the World Cup. Some results worth noting: ►Chile lost in the round of 16 to Brazil. ►Brazil, host of the tournament, lost in the semi-finals...
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The World Cup Spotlight: (The Lack of) Women in Charge
(see previous posts in this series here, here, here, here, and here) Plenty of issues plagued the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) before and during the Women’s World Cup...
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