CERTAIN ASPECTS OF GENDER EQUALITY IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS LAW

Abstract

This article examines the main issues of gender equality in sports law. It is noted that in the modern world, such a phenomenon as sports is at one of the leading levels in people’s lives, and at the same time is considered a fullfledged and integral element of the social life of the community. However, the development of sports as well as culture, in particular physical, is not possible without taking into account the fundamental role of law, which is an important tool in regulating civil relations. One of the problems that is relevant today is the legal regulation of legal relations in the field of sports law aimed at protecting women and men from discrimination. Many scientific studies have been devoted to the protection of individuals from discrimination in sports, the study of legal regulation of civil relations in the field of sports law. It is emphasized that one of the main principles of civil law is the principle of legal equality of participants in civil relations, according to which subjects of civil law participate in civil relations on equal terms, are equal before the law, cannot enjoy benefits, and privileges, such as contrary to the law and have the right without any discrimination to equal protection of rights and legitimate interests. The existing gender imbalance makes sport a key lever capable of eliminating gender inequality on a global scale as soon as possible. The strategy of using sport as a tool to achieve gender equality is a transitional measure and should be fully implemented. One of the current topics at present is the problem of defining sports relations between individuals in general, and men and women in particular, due to several reasons. First, sports law is a fairly young and, therefore, insufficiently theoretically developed field of scientific knowledge. Secondly, it should be noted that social relations in the field of physical culture and sports play an important role in the social life of society and the creation of family relations, as they are of interest to almost every citizen of any state, and contribute to the spiritual unity of the various peoples of the world. Thirdly, sporting achievements significantly affect the country's prestige in the international arena, increase interest in it from potential investors, which steadily leads to raised national income, increased gross domestic product, and economic wellbeing. Fourthly, the study of sports relations has a special practical significance, because the correct understanding of the main legal categories, which is a legal relationship, directly depends on both law-making and law enforcement activities. Sports legal relations are characterized by such features as the presence of a special entity – a participant in sports activities; mediation through sports-legal relations of the state policy in the field of sports; the peculiarity of the order and methods of protection of the rights of participants of sports activity; close connection of sports-legal relations with the requirements of sports ethics (social norms, gender equality, and rules of sports ethics, as well as measures of ethical and social responsibility); clear temporal certainty and dynamism.