The following is a guest post by, Ali Ebshara, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist George Sadek at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.
The State of Qatar is scheduled to host the World Cup for Soccer in November 2022. The Qatari government adopted an array of domestic legislation in relation to the organization of this global sport event. In this two-part blog, I will discuss legal issues addressed by this domestic legislation. Those issues are:
- Rights of foreign workers working in Qatar in the tourism and construction sectors before and during the tournament;
- Behavior of foreign nationals visiting the country during the World Cup;
- The entry and exit of fans interested in attending the tournament;
- Financial transactions carried out by fans and organizers;
- The rights of broadcasting games;
- Intellectual property rights of FIFA; and