The Academy is a prestigious international institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. The work of the Hague Academy receives the support and recognition of the UN. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the "Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law, " Volume 309 (2004) contains the courses given in 2004 by Professor J.P. Karaquillo, University of Limoges, on International Sport Law, and the course given by Professor M. Maresceau, Universities of Ghent and Brussels, on Bilateral Agreements of the EC: Typology and Comparative Analysis.