DOPING IN SPORT: THE SPIRIT OF SPORTS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DILEMMA P.K. Kurgat The Department of History, Political Science and Public Administration Moi University A.J. Kurgat The Department of Development Studies Moi University PO Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya, 301100 The spirit of sports, namely ethics, fair play and honesty; health; excellence in performance; character and education; fun and joy; teamwork; dedication and commitment; respect for rules and laws; respect for self and other participants; courage; community and solidarity. <...> Sports governing bodies consider the principal policy of anti-doping regulation as a creation of a level playing field. <...> This article explores the spirit of sport, namely, ethics, fair play, honesty, health, excellence in performance, the interplay with International law and Human Development. <...> Key words: spirit of sport, doping, adjudication, human rights, human resource development. <...> Sports governing bodies consider the principal policy of anti-doping regulation as a creation of a level playing field. <...> Protecting the image of sports discipline in the public is a legitimate goal of Anti-doping regulation. <...> As a matter of fact it’s agreeable that human rights brings «new challenges» for the sporting world. 276 Вестник РУДН, серия Юридические науки, 2014, № 3 Before we delve into further details, let us define the terms «fundamental rights and human rights». <...> The Olympic charter sets out that the practice of sport is a human right and fundamental right is often used for rights based on national (constitutional) law while the term «human rights» is used for rights based on international (convention). <...> This article will refer to three universal International instruments for the protection of human rights: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on civil and political rights of the United Nations [9. <...> P. 566]; and the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights of the United Nations (ART. 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Art. 17 of the UM Covenant on Civil Rights). <...> These human right issues in the context of sports will be brought before courts of human rights or any other judicial bodies, though national courts will continue to be the most important forms where doping cases <...>