Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Business School
Learning Methods
Workshop
Module Offerings
5208SSLN-JAN-MTP
Aims
This module aims to provide students with a broad understanding of contemporary sport legislation and bodies involved within the regulation, administration and operation of sport. It will also explore the relationship between sport and the law focusing on sports regulation and jurisprudence and their impact on sports delivery.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate the concepts, principles and values of law within the sport environment.
2.
Appraise how legal issues apply to sport participation, governance, regulation and management of sport.
3.
Define and analyse the influences of the law on the development of sport and on the sporting landscape.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Introduction to the legal system in the UK
Regulation and Governance of Sport
Sport, Competition and the Law
Sport and the Law of the European Union
The Commercial Integrity of sport
The Regulation of Drugs in Sport
Sport, Match Fixing and Corruption
Regulation of violence in sport
Lawful Sports
Discrimination, harassment and child protection
Tort Law
Module Overview:
This module aims to provide you with a broad understanding of contemporary sport legislation and bodies involved within the regulation, administration and operation of sport. It will also explore the relationship between sport and the law focusing on sports regulation, jurisprudence and their impact on sports delivery.
This module aims to provide you with a broad understanding of contemporary sport legislation and bodies involved within the regulation, administration and operation of sport. It will also explore the relationship between sport and the law focusing on sports regulation, jurisprudence and their impact on sports delivery.
Additional Information:This module places the law in relation to sport in a social and economic context. The module also aims to draw together the students' knowledge from other modules on the programme to provide an understanding of the role of law in the sports environment.