LAWS 6004 Sports Law

Credit Points 10

Coordinator Tim Fuller Opens in new window

Description The subject will provide students the opportunity to synthesise a number of areas of law in a practical way that enhances their employability and professionalism. It focuses on an emerging and developing subject area of law. This has been recognised internationally where the ‘specificity of sport’ refers to the inherent characteristics of sport that set it apart from other economic and social activities. Sport is a global industry. Students will master an understanding of world sports law or lex sportiva, which is regarded as an autonomous body of rules having a specific character. Students will engage in professional learning activities to demonstrate their application of this body of law in practice. This subject will foster critical perspectives on discrimination in sport and the contribution of Indigenous people to sports law and policy in Australia.

School Law

Discipline Law, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 6 subject

Pre-requisite(s) LAWS 7047 Contracts and LAWS 7072 Tort Law

Incompatible Subjects LAWS 3087 Sports Law

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate program.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the development of sports law into its own distinctive body of law.
  2. Analyse the jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the adherence to lex sportiva.
  3. Analyse the relationship between general legal principles and the regulatory framework in which sport operates
  4. Apply professional legal research and/or advocacy skills to analyse legal issues concerning sport. 
  5. Evaluate the contribution of Indigenous people to sports law and policy in Australia.

Subject Content

  1. Sports law jurisprudence
  2. Governance in sport
  3. Tort and Sport
  4. Integrity in sport
  5. Anti-doping in sport
  6. Sporting tribunals
  7. Discrimination in sport
  8. The contribution of Indigenous people to sport law and policy in Australia
  9. Athlete well-being  
  10. Sport agents
  11. Sport sponsorship and athlete marketing
  12. Children in sport
  13. Broadcasting, media rights and social media
  14. E-sports and cyber security
  15. Employment and athlete Associations

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Proposal 750 words 10 N Individual
Professional Task Oral component- 15 minutes Written component 1500 words 50 N Individual
Essay 4000 words 40 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Thorpe, David, et al, Sports Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2022)

Teaching Periods

Summer (2023)

Parramatta - Victoria Rd

On-site

Subject Contact Sandy Noakes Opens in new window

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