Focus on Current Legal Concerns
The unprecedented demise of the 1994 baseball season and the long
hockey negotiations have focused more attention than ever before on
legal issues in sports, ranging from the constitutional rights of
college athletes to the liability of football-helmet makers.
Through 50 original essays this first-of-its-kind handbook examines
liability issues peculiar to sports, discusses disputes involving
some of the most famous people and events in sports history,
explores the ramifications of antitrust laws as they apply to
athletics, and probes the increasingly sensitive and litigious area
of sex and race discrimination.
Essays discuss influential issues
Many of the essays discuss subjects that recently have gained
increasing prominence, such as suits alleging misrepresentation and
unfair treatment of athletes by coaches. Other essays deal with the
action of sports commissioners, or the policies of governing
bodies, especially the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.
Useful for lawyers and fans alike
Lawyers unfamiliar with sports law will appreciate the book as a
reliable introduction to this rapidly expanding field. For scholars
in other fields it serves as a legal primer and a quick survey of
cases and issues. The book is especially useful in college
libraries as a source of answers to sports questions and a reliable
resource for writing term papers. Finally, sports fans familiar
with the athletic achievements of Oscar Robertson, John Mackey,
Curt Flood, and others, will discover here the details of their
participation in thelegal arena.
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