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Sports Law by Patrick K. Thornton

Sports Law

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Patrick K. Thornton, Patrick Thornton

Jones & Bartlett Learning · Ebook · February 18, 2010

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Who it’s for
Sports law takes shape through court cases, statutes, and regulations, viewed from a sport management perspective.
Genres
Sports Law, Business of Sports, Contract Law
Published
Jones & Bartlett Learning, February 18, 2010

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About this book

Sports Law looks at major court cases, statutes, and regulations that explore a variety of legal issues in the sports industry. The early chapters provide an overview of sports law in general terms and explore its impact on race, politics, religion, and everyday affairs. Later chapters address hot button issues such as gender equity, drug testing, and discrimination.

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Written from a sport management perspective, rather than from a lawyers, this text covers all the major areas presented in sports law today including: cases relating to torts, contracts, intellectual property, and agents. Factual scenarios throughout the text allow students to critically examine and apply sport management principles to legal issues facing the sports executive.

Sports Law in Practice

Sports law takes shape through court cases, statutes, and regulations, viewed from a sport management perspective.

Come here for

  • Court cases, statutes, and regulations across the sports industry
  • Coverage of gender equity, drug testing, and discrimination

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  • Early chapters examine law’s impact on race, politics, religion, and everyday affairs
  • Later chapters cover torts, contracts, intellectual property, and agents

Where it sits

Sports Law99%
Business of Sports25%
Contract Law22%

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Publisher categories

  • Business Law
  • Business & Financial Law
Authors
Patrick K. Thornton, Patrick Thornton
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published
February 18, 2010
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Business Law