Southwestern Law School (USA)
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International Sports Law
Description
The first two weeks of this course will be taught by Professor Cameron and will emphasize issues in American sports. The next three weeks will be taught by Professor Gardiner and will emphasize issues in European sports. Among the topics to be studied are: issues arising out of the international operation of professional leagues, including the NHL, NBA, Major League Baseball, and European soccer leagues; aspects of international individual professional competitions in such sports as tennis and golf; international amateur competition, especially the Olympics; the licensing of international broadcasting rights to sporting events; effective sports governance; dispute resolution by national courts, the role of the (international) Court of Arbitration for Sport; and international merchandising and labor issues.