Law and Sport in Contemporary Society

by Steven Greenfield (Editor), Guy Osborn (Editor)

Overview

As the commercialization of sport grows, the need for proper regulation increases. In legal terms, sport is part of the entertainment and media industries which are subject to rapid change. This work brings together experts in many fields to analyze these changes and to discuss the implications of issues such as the BSkyB-Manchester United case, civil and criminal actions on the playing field, the "Bosman" ruling, drugs in sport, the legality of boxing and the validity of decisions made by governing bodies. This collection should appeal to students of both sports history and sports sociology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136331190
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2013
Series:	Sport in the Global Society
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

STEVE GREENFIELD, Guy Osborn

Table of Contents

Part 1 Perspectives; Chapter 1 The Historical Development of Sport and Law, Edward Grayson; Chapter 2 Taking Law and Popular Culture Seriously: Theorizing Sport and Law, Steve Redhead; Chapter 3 Despite the Law: Prize-fighting and Professional Boxing, MichaelGunn, DavidOrmerod; Chapter 4 Football's Legal Legacy: Recreation, Protest and Disorder, GuyOsborn; Part 2 Judicial Intervention; Chapter 5 Guarding the Game: Governing Bodies and Legal Intervention, NeilParpworth; Chapter 6 Tackling from Behind: Interventions on the Playing Field, SimonGardiner; Chapter 7 Sports Discipline and the Rule of Law, J. PaulMcCutcheon; Chapter 8 The Ties that Bind: Charting Contemporary Sporting Contractual Relations, SteveGreenfield; Part 3 Statutory Intervention; Chapter 9 Resisting the Pressures of ‘Americanization’:The Influence of European Community Law on the ‘European Sport Model’, StephenWeatherill; Chapter 10 Legislating for the Football Hooligan: A Case for Reform, GeoffPearson; Chapter 11 Rethinking Sports Organizations' Responses to Workplace Concerns, DavidMcArdle; Part 4 Future Areas of Dispute; Chapter 12 Ownership and Control of Sports Clubs: The Manchester United Football Club ‘Buyout’, NickToms; Chapter 13 Taken to Task: The Football Task Force,Government and the Regulation of the People's Game, AdamBrown; Chapter 14 How Can Sport be Regulated?, KenFoster; Select Bibliography; countri; Notes on Contributors; Index;

Editorial Reviews

In legal terms, sport is part of the entertainment and media industries, and there's not yet universal agreement about whether "sports law" occupies its own area of practice and academic study. This work discusses the relationship of sports and the law, considering issues such as corporate mergers, civil and criminal actions on the playing field, drug use in athletics, and the legality of decisions made by governing bodies. A text for law courses as well as sports history and sports sociology, the volume is focused primarily on European cases. Its contributors are experts in law and popular culture and are based in the UK. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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