International Events and Forced Evictions: A Focus on the Olympic Games
Annual Call for Projects 2004
Summary
This project is coordinated by Ms Nathalie Mivelaz, of the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), the Institute of architecture of the University of Geneva, UN-HABITAT, the UN Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace, and several North-American universities. Based on the example of the Olympic Games, the goal of the research will be to examine the phenomena of forced evictions during the preparatory phase for the Games. The research team will analyse international humanitarian law that applies to the various actors, such as the host city, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic sponsors. The actors, such as the IOC, will be consulted and involved in the process. A set of guidelines and other proposals concerning forced evictions linked to the Olympic Games will be presented.
The grant provided by the GIAN for this project totals SFr 250,000
Project Team
Mr Claude Cahn , Coordinator, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Prof. Philip Alston , Principal Member, School of Law , New York University (NYU) .
Prof. Rémi Baudoui , Principal Member, Institute of Architecture , University of Geneva (Unige) .
Prof. Andrew Clapham , Principal Member, Department of International Law , Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS) .
Prof. David Hulchanski , Principal Member, University of Toronto .
Mr Michael Kleiner , Principal Member, State of Geneva , Swiss Confederation .
Mr Scott Leckie , Principal Member, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Ms Claire Mahon , Principal Member, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Ms Jessica Marasovic , Principal Member, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Mr Adolf Ogi , Principal Member, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, United Nations Office in Genev .
Prof. Kris Olds , Principal Member, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM) .
Mr Farouk Tebbal , Principal Member, Shelter and Sustainable Human Settlements Development Division , United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) .
Mr David Winniger , Principal Member, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, United Nations Office in Genev .
Ms Katrien Beeckman , Associated Member, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Mr Jean Du Plessis , Associated Member, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Mr Selman Ergüden , Associated Member, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) .
Mr Anton Mifsud-Bonnici , Associated Member, Consultant.
Ms Radhika Satkunanathan , Associated Member, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Mr Alain Viaro , Associated Member, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) .
Ms Nathalie Mivelaz , Former Coordinator, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) .
Related News
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International Media Coverage of GIAN-supported Research Project – 06.06.2007
A Media Conference took place on 5 June 2007 in Geneva to launch "Fair Play for Housing Rights: Mega-Events, Olympic...
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Related Conferences
The Olympic Games and other Mega Events and their Impact on Housing Rights – Media Conference, 5 June 2007; Public Conference, 14 June 2007
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Research Output
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The Olympic Games and Forced Evictions - A Study of Seven Past and Future Host Cities
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Housing Rights and Forced Evictions in the Olympic Games:City Research Reports
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The Olympic Games and Forced Evictions: Multi-Stakeholder Guidelines
(available in English, Spanish, Chinese and French) > more |