| Description |
lxvii, 724 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Sport Regulation; Theoretical Models of the Regulation of Sport; Sport and the Role of the State in Britain; Governance of Sport: National, European and International Perspectives; The Legal Regulation of Sports Governing Bodies; Alternative Dispute Mechanisms in Sport; The Legal Regulation of Doping; Sport and Money: Accountability and Regulation; Sport and Competition Policy; Intellectual Property Rights and Sport; Sports Marketing, Sponsorship and Ambush Marketing; Sport and Contracts of Employment; Termination of Contracts of Employment in Sport; Sports Participants and the Law of Discrimination; The Criminal Law and Sports Participation; Tort, Compensation and Alternative Dispute Resolution for Sports Participation; Spectators, Participants and Stadiums |
| Summary |
Provides a detailed examination of the legal issues surrounding and governing sport. Analysing sports law within a socio-economic and cultural context, the role that sport plays within society is foregrounded throughout. While focussing on sport in Britain, European and international material is included where appropriate to provide a truly comparative analysis and a fuller picture of the law as it relates to sport. Recent developments covered include: the impact of the ECJ decision in Kolpak concerning player mobility; developments in sports employment relations; the operation of the World Anti-Doping Agency; recent developments in protection of sport-related IP Rights; the progress in European sports policy; competition law investigations including that concerning British horse racing; the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on UK sport; rand, ecent cases involving sports participation liability including R v Barnes |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sports -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Gardiner, Simon.
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| LC no. |
2006279850 |
| ISBN |
1859418945 |
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