Sports Law

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Core

• UNE-LLB-DEG-2019

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The interest of Australians in sports, as practitioners and as fans, has always been among the highest in the world. With the explosion in sports related litigation in recent decades, the interest of lawyers is also on the rise. There is virtually no branch of the general law that cannot become relevant to a sport related dispute; however, when applied to the sporting context, these rules of general law are given specific interpretation and application, under a unifying approach that makes 'sports law' a subject in its own right. Aside from the contextual application of general legal rules, there are also rules uniquely applicable to sporting activities: those on doping.

In this subject, we look at how both these types of rules (general and specific) apply in the Australian sporting environment. We examine the operation of institutions like the Australian Law Commission and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, and we discuss famous cases in the Australian courts, and also at the Court of Arbitration for Sports. This example-driven approach will unveil how rules of corporate law, criminal law, contract law, torts law and even human rights (anti-discrimination, children's rights) become relevant to sporting disputes, and how their application is shaped by the specificity of the sporting context.

Research Essay: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Open Book Examination: Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4

• Research Essay (40%)
• Open Book Examination (60%)

Current study term (03 Nov 19 to 24 Jan 20)