Sports law / Mark James.
Material type: TextSeries: Palgrave Macmillan law mastersPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2013Edition: Second editionDescription: 374 pages ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781137026446 (pbk.) :
- 9781137026446 (pbk.) :
- 344.41099 JAM
- KD3525
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 344.41099 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 223398 |
Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part i.Origins and sources of sports law -- 1.What is sports law -- 2.Challenging governing bodies in English law -- 3.Challenging governing bodies before the Court of Arbitration for Sport -- Part II.Sports participation and the law -- 4.Liability for injuries caused by other participants -- 5.Liability for injuries caused by non-participants -- 6.Sports participaton and the criminal law -- 7.The legality of fighting sports -- Part III.Stadiums, spectators and the law -- 8.Liability for dangerous premises and dangerous events -- 9.Statium disasters and spectator safety -- 10.Crowd disorder and football hooliganism -- Part IV.The commercialisation of sport -- 12.Regulating sporting relationships in EU law -- 13.The fan as consumer and the commercial expoitation of sport -- 14.Olympic law and sporting mega-events.
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.