ّFraud in sports; From preventive measures to repressive measures

Hosseini Chadegani, Sayyedeh Sara; Rezvani, Soudabeh; Kordalivand, Rouheddin

doi:10.30473/arsm.2025.69314.3832

ّFraud in sports; From preventive measures to repressive measures

Document Type : Research Paper

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¹ Ph.D Student of Criminal law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

³ PhD in criminal law and criminology, lecturer at the University of Poitiers, France

10.30473/arsm.2025.69314.3832

Abstract

This paper aims to explicate and scrutinize fraud and its forms in sports from the perspectives of criminal law and disciplinary law. It employs a descriptive and analytical approach and library tools such as note-taking from reputable sources. The theoretical findings indicate that recent developments grapple the legal system with challenges in dealing with violations and crimes related to fraud in sports. Certain governments, in order to confront the destructive and harmful effects of sports fraud on society, whether as a violation or a crime, have criminalized this behavior in their legal system and stipulated punishment for it. Given that fair and equitable sports competition has an unpredictable nature, adopting appropriate measures, both repressive and preventive, to combat fraud in sports competitions can be effective.. Consequently, tackling this global problem necessitates global solutions that require close cooperation among governments in terms of shared approaches and principles.International collaboration, especially among civil society and non-governmental organizations, assumes pivotal importance in preventing and combating this phenomenon.

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