Abstract
The urgency of the problem described in the article is the existence of an ineffective observance mechanism of athletes' and fans' rights in connection with the manifestations of discrimination in sports. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to find ways to improve Ukrainian legislation in terms of protection of human rights from any manifestations of discrimination. To achieve this goal, the system-structural method and the formal-legal method, the method of analysis, the formal-logical method were used. The Ukrainian legislation in the researched field is analyzed. The experience of other countries in combating discrimination in sports has been studied. It is proposed to create an institute of sports ombudsman in Ukraine and stressed the need not to improve the criminal legislation in terms of clarifying the provisions of Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The expediency of establishing administrative liability for non-compliance with anti-discrimination legislation, amending the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, which, in turn, will facilitate more prompt prosecution for human rights violations in sports. The practical value of the obtained results is that it can be taken as a basis for finding a mechanism to improve the fight against discrimination in sports.
Highlights
The role of sport in society has become increasingly important over the years, either for the individual and public health (Malm, Jakobsson, & Isaksson, 2019)
According to research of the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), acts of racism in sports in the U.S sharply decreased from 52 acts in 2018 to just 25 in 2019
In 2019, according to TIDES, a large amount of the international documented racist acts have occurred during professional soccer games
Summary
The role of sport in society has become increasingly important over the years, either for the individual and public health (Malm, Jakobsson, & Isaksson, 2019). Analysis of the provisions of the scientific doctrine, international treaties and national legislation shows (Reznik, Muzychuk, Andriichenko, Yakushchenko, & Korzh, 2020) that sport is an important means of promoting and strengthening universal respect for human rights, used to combat all forms of discrimination, including racism and xenophobia (United Nations, 2015), 64 % of EU citizens regard sport as a means of combating discrimination (Katsarova, 2021). In 2019, according to TIDES, a large amount of the international documented racist acts have occurred during professional soccer games. Most of the discrimination was targeted toward African, наголошено не необхідності удосконалення кримінального законодавства у частині уточнення диспозиції статті 161
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