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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Modern Sports Law: A Textbook by Jack Anderson
The aim of this book is to provide an account of how the law influences the operation administration and playing of modern sports. Initially the book addresses practical issues such as the structures of national and international sport and examines the evolution of the body of law known as sports law. Thereafter three main themes are identified: regulatory; participatory; and financial aspects of modern sport. The regulatory theme is dealt with in chapters considering the manner in which decisions of sports governing bodies may be challenged in the ordinary courts and the development of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in sport. The participatory theme includes the legal regulation of doping and violence in sport as well as the broader topic of tortious liability for sporting injuries. The financial theme reflecting the enhanced commercialisation of sport at all levels is developed in chapters concerning issues in applied contract and employment law for players and legal matters surrounding the organisation of major sports events. The conclusion summarises modern sports experience of EU law pointing the way to the future direction of sports law more generally.