<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This contribution deals with the legal aspects and acts of violence against a group of women in sport. Discussions about violence in society and thus on violence in sport are often associated with people's thoughts about the moral state of society as a whole. Violence against women is one of the most widespread violations of human dignity. It represents a violation of human rights, namely the right to life, the right to safety, the right to dignity, the right to physical and mental integrity. It is desirable to raise awareness about the prevention of sexual violence at all levels. We have to focus on preventive precautions to support projects to fight violence and intolerance in sport, to develop codes of conduct that determine the relationship between athletes, relations between men and women, as well as relations between coaches and officials, relations between parents and coaches. The Slovak Republic is only at the beginning of the way of creating the relationship between law and sport. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the legal awareness of sport as a tool for regulation in sport activities.</p></abstract>

This contribution deals with the legal aspects and acts of violence against a group of women in sport. Discussions about violence in society and thus on violence in sport are often associated with people's thoughts about the moral state of society as a whole. Violence against women is one of the most widespread violations of human dignity. It represents a violation of human rights, namely the right to life, the right to safety, the right to dignity, the right to physical and mental integrity. It is desirable to raise awareness about the prevention of sexual violence at all levels. We have to focus on preventive precautions to support projects to fight violence and intolerance in sport, to develop codes of conduct that determine the relationship between athletes, relations between men and women, as well as relations between coaches and officials, relations between parents and coaches. The Slovak Republic is only at the beginning of the way of creating the relationship between law and sport. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the legal awareness of sport as a tool for regulation in sport activities.

Lawful Solutions For Violation On Women In Sports

Department of Sport Educology and Sport Humanities, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University, Bratislava

Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae

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This contribution deals with the legal aspects and acts of violence against a group of women in sport. Discussions about violence in society and thus on...

Lawful Solutions For Violation On Women In Sports

Published Online: Nov 07, 2015

Page range: 97 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/afepuc-2015-0011

Keywords
violence, violence against women, violence against sportswomen, criminal offences, sexual harassment, abuse

© 2015 Zuzana Sakáčová, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Lawful Solutions For Violation On Women In Sports

Published Online: Nov 07, 2015

Page range: 97 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/afepuc-2015-0011

Keywordsviolence, violence against women, violence against sportswomen, criminal offences, sexual harassment, abuse

© 2015 Zuzana Sakáčová, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
violence, violence against women, violence against sportswomen, criminal offences, sexual harassment, abuse