The article concerns the prospects for the formation of the treaty for the field of sports, it is proposed to study and systematize certain law aspects: what influences on the status of the treaty and its main functions in the system of international sports law today. To do this, the authors turn to unexplored concepts, terms of an international treaty in the modern theory of law, considered the principles and norms of international law regulation in the field of sports. Characteristic features of international sports regulation through Lex Sportiva are highlighted and described. The debatable issue of the law framework for international regulation in the field of sports and the influence on it of the institutional framework for organizing international sports activities will remain the subject of international sports law. In this article, the authors address the content of such concepts as «the Treaty of Lisbon», «international treaty for the field of sports», «international sports law», «sports activities, autonomy of norms», «self-regulation». The presented view and concern will be of interest to specialists in the field of international sports law.