Sports law in a nutshell / Walter T. Champion (Professor, Texas Southern University School of Law Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law Houston).
Contracts -- Agents -- Financial considerations -- Labor law -- Antitrust -- Torts -- Participant injuries -- Spectator injuries -- School liability -- Coach liability -- Referee liability -- Defamation -- Tort defenses -- Workers' compensation -- Criminal liability -- Amateur sports -- Eligibility -- The disabled athlete -- College scholarships -- International sports -- Discipline and penalties -- Drug testing -- Civil rights -- Sex Discrimination -- Intellectual property.
Summary:
"This book contains the elements of sports law explained in an organized, coherent manner. It simplifies the complex world of sports law and provides a road map to all of its intricacies from contracts, torts, antitrust, liabilities, constitutional implications, labor law, taxes. The Sixth Edition continues to update the material with a focus on important recent legal developments"-- Provided by publisher.
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