Law and Sport in Contemporary Society / Edition 1

by Steven Greenfield, Guy Osborn

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:	9780714681245
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/29/2000
Series:	Sport in the Global Society
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

STEVE GREENFIELD, Guy Osborn

Table of Contents

Introduction: locating law and sport, Steve Greenfield, Guy Osborn. The historical development of sport and law, Edward Grayson; taking law and popular culture seriously - theorising sport and law, Steve Redhead; despite the law - prize-fighting and professional boxing, Michael Gunn, David Ormerod; football's legal legacy - recreation, protest and disorder, Guy Osborn; guarding the game - governing bodies and legal intervention, Neil Parpworth; tackling from behind -interventions on the playing field, Simon Gardiner; sports discipline and the rule of law, J. Paul McCutcheon; the ties that bind - charting contemporary sporting contractual relations, Steve Greenfield; resisting the pressures of Americanisation - the influence of European Community law on the European sport model, Stephen Weatherill; legislating for the football hooligan - a case for reform, Geoff Pearson; rethinking sports organisations' responses to workplace concerns, David McArdle; ownership and control of sports clubs - the Manchester United Football Club buyout, Nick Toms; taken to task - the football task force, government and the regulation of the people's game - the football task force, government and the regulation of the people's game, Adam Brown; how can sport be regulated? Ken Foster.

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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