SPORTS LAW

Sports Law looks at major court cases, statutes, and regulations that explore a variety of legal issues in the sports industry. The early chapters provide an overview of sports law in general terms and explore its impact on race, politics, religion, and everyday affairs. Later chapters address hot b...

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Main Author: Thornton, Patrick K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2011
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Summary:Sports Law looks at major court cases, statutes, and regulations that explore a variety of legal issues in the sports industry. The early chapters provide an overview of sports law in general terms and explore its impact on race, politics, religion, and everyday affairs. Later chapters address hot button issues such as gender equity, drug testing, and discrimination. Written from a sport management perspective, rather than from a lawyer's, this text covers all the major areas presented in sports law today including: cases relating to torts, contracts, intellectual property, and agents. Factual scenarios throughout the text allow students to critically examine and apply sport management principles to legal issues facing the sports executive
Physical Description:xii, 823 pages 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780763736507
0763736503