Sports Law

by Patrick K. Thornton

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763736507
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/18/2010
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	823
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Part time lecturer, Rice University

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Sports in Society
Chapter 2 Contracts
Chapter 3 Antitrust Law
Chapter 4 Lab or Relations in Sports
Chapter 5 Agents
Chapter 6 Torts and Risk Management
Chapter 7 Discrimination
Chapter 8 Intellectual Property
Chapter 9 Gender Equity
Chapter 10 The National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chapter 11 Amateur Athletic Eligibility
Chapter 12 Drug Testing
Chapter 13 International