A clear and rigorous introduction to the fascinating area of sports law, providing a solid grasp of the necessary legal principles and examining the way that the law has become a means of regulating modern sport at both the professional and amateur levels. INDICE: PART 1 ORIGINS AND SOURCES OF SPORTS LAW - 1. What is Sports Law? - 1.1 What is sports law and where do we find it? - 1.2 Domestic sports law - 1.3 Global sports law - 1.4 National sports law - 1.5 European sports law - 1.6 International sports law - 1.7 Conclusion - Hot Topic b Why has the law become involved in sport? 2. Domestic and national sports law - 2.1 The relationship between domestic and national sports law - 2.2 The role of governing bodies and their legal status in English law - 2.3 Challenging decisions in the English courts - 2.4 The impact of National Sports Law on disciplinary and appeals tribunals - Hot Topic b Dwain Chambers and the legality of the Olympic ban for doping 3. Global and European sports law - 3.1 The relationship between Global and European sports law - 3.2 The applicability of EU law to sport - 3.3 The Court of Arbitration for Sport - Hot Topic b The legality of compulsory player release clauses for international representative matches PART 2 SPORTS INJURIES AND DANGEROUS SPORTS - 4. Liability for injuries caused by other participants - 4.1 The growth of sports torts - 4.2 Trespass to the person - 4.3 Negligence - 4.4 Negligence in sports cases - 4.5 Vicarious liability - 4.6 Defences - Hot Topic - Vicarious liability and the future of the hard men of sport 5. Liability for injuries caused by non-participants - 5.1 Extending sports negligence to new defendants - 5.2 Coaches, instructors and supervisors - 5.3 Referees and match officials - 5.4 Governing bodies and international federations - 5.5 Medical professionals - Hot Topic b Liability of sports organisations for the rules of the game b should scrummaging be banned? 6. Violence, injuries and the criminal law - 6.1 Sports violence and the criminal law - 6.2 Common assault - 6.3 The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - 6.4 Defences - 6.5 Homicide - 6.6 Sentences - 6.7 Sexual offences and child abuse - 6.8 Violence towards spectators - Hot Topic b Does the law of the land stop at the touchline? 7. The legality of fighting sports - 7.1 Context - 7.2 The legal status of traditional fighting sports - 7.3 The legal status of modern fighting sports - 7.4 Justifying the legal status of fighting sports - Hot Topic - The legalstatus of mixed martial arts PART 3 SPECTATORS, STADIUMS AND THE LAW - 8. Liability for dangerous premises and dangerous events - 8.1 General tortious liability of organisers and hosts of sports events - 8.2 The Occupiers' LiabilityActs 1957 and 1984 - 8.3 Nuisance - 8.4 Actions in negligence - 8.5 Outdoor and adventure sports - Hot Topic - Compensation culture v. personal responsibility 9. Stadium disasters and spectator safety - 9.1 Background and context - 9.2 Empire Stadium, Wembley and The Shortt Report - 9.3 Burnden Park, Bolton and the Moelwyn Hughes Report - 9.4 Creating the conditions for further disasters - 9.5 Ibrox Park, Glasgow and the Wheatley Report, 1971 - 9.6 Valley Parade, Bradford and The Popplewell Reports, 1985-86 - 9.7 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield and The Taylor Reports, 1989-90 - Hot Topic b Should the Football Licensing Authority's powers be extended to all sports grounds? 10. Crowd disorderand football hooliganism - 10.1 Background and context - 10.2 Government enquiries into crowd disorder 1967-1984 - 10.3 St Andrew's, Birmingham, Heysel Stadium, Brussels and The Popplewell Reports, 1985-6 - 10.4 Hillsborough Stadium,Sheffield and The Taylor Reports 1989-90 - 10.5 General legislation applicable to disorderly crowds - 10.6 Football Banning Orders - Hot Topic b Are Football Banning Orders imposed under s.14B Football Spectators Act 1989 legal? PART 4 THE COMMERCIALISATION OF SPORT - 11. Regulating sporting relationships in English law - 11.1 The changing nature of sporting relationships - 11.2 Indentifying and interpreting sports contracts - 11.3 Conduct interfering with the performance of a contract - 11.4 Restraint of trade - 11.5 Discriminatory behaviour - Hot Topic b The Tevez Affair 12. Regulating sporting relationships in EU law - 12.1 Engaging EU law through sporting relationships - 12.2 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Art.45 (ex Art.39 ECT) b freedom of movement for workers - 12.3 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Art.56(ex Art.49 ECT) b freedom to provide services - 12.4 Treaty on the Foundationof the European Union Arts.101 and 102 (ex Arts.81 and 82 ECT) b competition law - Hot Topic b Can nationality restrictions ever be legal? 13. The fan as consumer and the commercial exploitation of sport - 13.1 The commercialisationand commodification of sport - 13.2 Ticket touting and the regulation of secondary ticket sales - 13.3 The exploitation of merchandising rights - 13.4 Regulating access to televised sport - Hot Topic b Is there a need for a general offence of ticket-touting? 14. The Law and the Olympic Games - 14.1 The modernOlympic Movement - 14.2 British Olympic representatives - 14.3 Olympic Symbols etc (Protection) Act 1995 - 14.4 London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 - 14.5 The impact of 'Olympic Law' - Hot Topic b Why are the Olympic Games special? -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22341-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 24/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés