LEGAL ASPECTS OF ATHLETICS/FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTS LAW

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This course examines from a Catholic perspective of sport at the service of humanity, the legal, policy, financial and moral issues and disputes that arise in the world of amateur and professional sports. The casebook assignments cover some of the most current and comprehensive legal developments affecting high school, collegiate, professional, and Olympic sports, and be supplemented with contemporary materials and learned treatises. Landmark judicial decisions, as well as significant NCAA infractions cases and Olympic sports arbitration awards will be surveyed. Online threaded discussions will provide an opportunity to share ideas and discuss complex issues related to the application of contracts, human resources, antitrust, labor, and intellectual property law of sports. In so doing, we will explore how stakeholders in the sports industry, from the athlete, to the fan, the coach, team manager, team owner, university administrator, sports regulator body, the sports lawyer and sports agent and faith leaders can work together in the context of faith and sports for the betterment of humanity.