Product Description

Firmly established as the market leading textbook on sports law, the third edition of this comprehensive and innovative book provides a detailed examination of the legal issues surrounding and governing sport.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #102605 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 786 pages

Review
Praise for previous edition; 'This interesting book is a good introduction to the background material to sports law. The variety of sources means that it is both interesting and value for money' The Journal, Law Society of Scotland. 'Serves as a prominent guide for legal scholars and practitioners interested in examining the globalization of sport and the law. Sports Law provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the various legal issues accompanying the business of professional sports with a primary focus on the climate of professional sport in Britain and the European Union. Mr Gardiner and his associates have produced a well-organised book that reflects their desire to educate the reader about the worldwide evolution of sport and the law, dating as far back as the middle ages. Moreover, the authors draw attention to the rapid growth of legal issues in sports within the last decade, by assessing the implications of European UnionSports Law is a fundamental starting point for readers geared towards learning about the organization and governance of professional sport in Europe, and is also beneficial to those reader interested in analyzing the effects of globalisation on American sports...The authors of this work have written a concise foundation of reference and invite readers to tackle the many unanswered questions sports lawyers are presented with today, as well as those that lurk in the future. Sports Lawyer Journal

From the Back Cover

The third edition of this comprehensive and innovative book provides a detailed examination of the legal issues surrounding and governing sport. Analyzing sports law within a socio-economic and cultural context, the role that sport plays within society is foregrounded throughout. While the text focuses on sport in Britain, European and international material is included where appropriate to provide the student with a truly comparative analysis and a fuller picture of the law as it relates to sport.

Recent developments covered in this edition 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
• recent cases involving sports participation liability including R v Barnes.

Essential reading for students taking an option in sports law, this textbook will also prove useful to sports law practitioners, sports administrators and students on other sports studies-related courses.

About the Author
Simon Gardiner, BA (Hons), MA; Mark James, LLB (Hons), Ph.D; John O'Leary, LLB (Hons), M Phil; Roger Welch, LLB (Hons), M Phil; with Ian Blackshaw, LLM; Simon Boyes, LLB (Hons), LLM; and Andrew Caiger, LLB (Hons), LLM.