국민체육진흥법의 개정방향 - 대한체육회와 대한올림픽위원회의 통합논의를 중심으로-

Abstract

This is not a paper studying in depth ways to amend the National Sports Promotion Act, but simply intends to point out probable problems in the currently discussed amendment of articles of incorporation for integrating the Korea Sports Council and the Korea Olympic Committee and to highlight the necessity to primarily amend the National Sports Promotion Act. Establishment of relationship between the Korea Sports Council (KSC) and the Korea Olympic Committee (KOC) is a very important issue as it greatly influences reorganization of a number of affiliated bodies throughout the nation. The Korea Olympic Committee has existed as a special committee in the Korea Sports Council till now. Since the year of 2002, however, debates have been made incessantly and widely throughout the nation's sports circle on which would be more desirable, separation as independent organizations or existence as an integrated organization. Beforehand, the National Sports Promotion Act should be amended, as it assumes the two different organization of the Korea Sports Council and the Korea Olympic Committee. And then, public opinions should be widely collected throughout the nation. A physical integration of those two organizations only through amendment of articles of incorporation may result in a lot of procedural controversy. While the Korea Sports Council is under the supervision of the government authorities concerned, the Korea Olympic Committee is just one of branches of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and has political and legal independence and autonomy. Accordingly, integration of the two organizations performing different functions may cause lots of legal problems. Integration of the Korea Sports Council and the Korea Olympic Committee is not a simple issue limited to reorganization of different bodies, but absolutely requires definite prior understanding and consensus on reasonable causes, procedures and legal principles. Accordingly, considering that integration of the KSC and the KOC is not only the starting point of integration of other sports bodies throughout the nation but also changes the KSC to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) system, their integration is required to be proceeded in accordance with legal procedures on the basis of national consensus.