Introduction to Sport Law
by
John O. Spengler - Paul Anderson - Daniel P. Connaughton - Thomas Baker
Focusing on legal issues in sport, this title delivers the information students need and sport management professionals require in order to navigate liability issues, protect the legal rights of their employees and athletes and manage legal risk in their professions. It guides readers through the major legal areas specific to the sport setting.
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Complete description
A comprehensive text on legal issues in sport, "Introduction to Sport Law" delivers the information students need and sport management professionals require in order to navigate liability issues, protect the legal rights of their employees and athletes and manage legal risk in their professions. The outstanding author team presents legal issues in sport using a topical approach that is easily understood by readers with little or no legal background. Using straightforward, jargon-free explanations, this book guides readers through the major legal areas specific to the sport setting including the legal system, tort law, risk management, contract law, agency law, employment law, constitutional law, gender equity, intellectual property and anti-trust law. Through its focus on legal concepts with direct application to the sport manager's role and a straightforward presentation devoid of legalese, this book provides readers with a resource that is more approachable and relevant than other sport law texts. In each chapter, the hypothetical scenarios serve as the basis for moot court group activities.
Developed from the facts of several key cases relating to the chapter topic, these moot court experiences provide students with an interactive and lively way of understanding issues that may arise in a court setting and how cases may determine future law.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Human Kinetics Publishers
City:
Champaign
Pages:
288
More info:
height 279 mm
width 216 mm
weight 1043 gr
thickness 23 mm
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Age recommended:
College/higher education
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC22) 344.73099
Library of Congress Subject: Sports - Law and legislation - United States
Departments:
Sport & leisure industries;
Record updated at:
16 May, 2013
time:
06:23
Summary
Introduction to Sport Law
Chapter 1. U.S. Legal System; Chapter 2. Tort Law and Product Liability; Chapter 3. Risk Management; Chapter 4. Agency Law; Chapter 5. Contract Law; Chapter 6. Employment Law; Chapter 7. Constitutional Law; Chapter 8. Gender Equity; Chapter 9. Intellectual Property Law; Chapter 10. Antitrust Law.
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