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IOK - Kan man ställa krav på IOK angående de mänskliga rättigheterna?

Wernersson, David LU (2012) MRSG20 20121
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is no longer just an organization whose main target is to arrange the Olympic Games and make sure that the best athletes shows up every fourth year to compete. The IOC is now a powerful organization how has increased its power during the last 20 years along with the effects of globalization and is now one of the most powerful organizations with its influence on the global society. Historically and in the present it has shown to be a great boost for the city and country specially within the last 20 years on the global arena if selected to host the Olympic Games. IOC is aware of this which makes it interesting to investigate whether or not IOC has any responsibility for the human rights when choosing... (More)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is no longer just an organization whose main target is to arrange the Olympic Games and make sure that the best athletes shows up every fourth year to compete. The IOC is now a powerful organization how has increased its power during the last 20 years along with the effects of globalization and is now one of the most powerful organizations with its influence on the global society. Historically and in the present it has shown to be a great boost for the city and country specially within the last 20 years on the global arena if selected to host the Olympic Games. IOC is aware of this which makes it interesting to investigate whether or not IOC has any responsibility for the human rights when choosing countries like Russia and China to host the Olympic Games.
In my essay I investigate and discuss whether IOC has or should have any responsibility for the human rights, compared to how multinational corporations has responsibilities for the human rights. The absences of responsibility for the human rights within IOC should not be accepted within such a powerful organization and ought to be hold responsible for obtaining the human rights. (Less)
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author
Wernersson, David LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSG20 20121
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
organizations, Olympic Games, CSR, responsibility, IOC, human rights, mänskliga rättigheter, globaliszation
language
Swedish
id
2545231
date added to LUP
2012-09-25 13:47:53
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:39
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  abstract     = {{The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is no longer just an organization whose main target is to arrange the Olympic Games and make sure that the best athletes shows up every fourth year to compete. The IOC is now a powerful organization how has increased its power during the last 20 years along with the effects of globalization and is now one of the most powerful organizations with its influence on the global society. Historically and in the present it has shown to be a great boost for the city and country specially within the last 20 years on the global arena if selected to host the Olympic Games. IOC is aware of this which makes it interesting to investigate whether or not IOC has any responsibility for the human rights when choosing countries like Russia and China to host the Olympic Games.
	In my essay I investigate and discuss whether IOC has or should have any responsibility for the human rights, compared to how multinational corporations has responsibilities for the human rights. The absences of responsibility for the human rights within IOC should not be accepted within such a powerful organization and ought to be hold responsible for obtaining the human rights.}},
  author       = {{Wernersson, David}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{IOK - Kan man ställa krav på IOK angående de mänskliga rättigheterna?}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}