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Sports and the Law: Text, Cases and Problems - Hardcover

Weiler, Paul C.; Roberts, Gary R

 
9780314231284: Sports and the Law: Text, Cases and Problems

Synopsis

Covers various aspects of professional sports, including the unique office of the league commissioner, the many contract, antitrust, and labor law dimensions of the player-labor market, and the peculiar institution of the player agent in a unionized industry. Looks at the system of college athletics governed by the NCAA and how law impacts individual sports like golf, tennis, boxing, and the motor sports, as well as the structure and operation of international Olympic sports. Also focuses on tort and criminal law issues arising out of the personal injuries caused by sports.

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