Essentials of Sports Law
Third Edition
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Glenn M. Wong
ISBN:
0-275-97121-X
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-97121-2
832 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
10/30/2002
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
7 x 10
Subjects:
Description:
Wong provides a comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing professional,intercollegiate, Olympic, high school, youth, and adult recreational sports. Major topics include tort liability, contracts/waivers, antitrust law, labor law, constitutional law, gender discrimination, drug testing, intellectual property law, broadcasting laws pertaining to sports agents, business and employment law, internet gambling, and athletes with disabilities.
Discussions of legal concepts are supplemented with summaries and excerpts from hundreds of actual sports cases. Wong cites a variety of books, law review articles, newspaper articles, and Web links for those requiring further information on particular topics. This text-professional guide serves as an invaluable resource to those involved, or studying to become involved, in the vast industry of sports, including attorneys and agents, high school and college athletic administrators, coaches, athletes, labor negotiators, front-office employees, mponsors, marketers, referees and officials, facility managers, event managers, product manufacturers, and others.
Table of Contents:
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The Court and Legal System in the United States
Legal Principles in Tort Law
Application of Tort Law to Sports
Athletic Associations
The Athlete and Constitutional Law
Drug Testing and Policies
Gender Discrimination in Athletics
Contract Law
Antitrust Law
Labor Law
Agency Law
Intellectual Property Law
Television and Broadcasting
Business Law
Additional Legal Concerns
Glossary of Legal and Sports Terms
About the Author:
GLENN M. WONG is Professor of Sports Law, Sports Management Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Wong has authored or co-authored four books on sports and the law, including The Essentials of Amateur Sports Law and Law and Business of the Sports Industries.
LCC Class:
344
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