International Olympic Committee and its regulations in the system of international law

On the basis of the analysis of some documents of international and national legislation relating to the international Olympic movement, the author comes to conclusion that the International Olympic Committee is a subject of the international sports law (a branch of the general international law) and its decisions based on the provisions of the Olympic charter - international documents sui generis - are obligatory for subjects of international law, including states, and are strictly observed by them.

Olympic Charter, international sports relations, international sports law, branch of the general international law, international rule making, international legal personality of IOC