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SPAC 340 — SPORTS: LAW AND PRACTICE

African Studies · University of Ghana

This course examines some of the most common legal problems encountered both on and off the playing field. It will concentrate on practical issues and will be presented by legal practitioners, academics and professionals with rich experience in sports management and administration. Course Objective This course is intended to familiarize students with the important areas that provide the foundational principles that drive the outcome of most legal disputes arising in the sports industry. Course Content The Governance of Sports. Contractual relations in sports. Athlete employment contracts. The role of the agent in professional sports. Legal aspects of sports injuries. Sports marketing, sponsorship and ambush marketing. Appearance contracts. Constitutional and policy issues in sports. The legal regulations of doping. Alternative dispute resolution in sport. The legal regulation of sports Governing Bodies. Antitrust.

Credits
2
Level
Level 200
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).