Sports Law
There is often a palpable tension between the rules of sport and the law, and the relationship between the two is a fertile area for academic discussion and debate. This tension has been seen to arise in many areas. Violence in the arena is challenged in both the criminal and civil courts, and hooliganism and the responses to it are also problematic. There are issues surrounding the commercial and employment aspects of sport (influenced by EC law), the work of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and corruption within sports’ governing bodies. Also pertinent is the expanding role of sports-specific means of dispute resolution, such as the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
In many of these areas, there is a genuine debate as to whether the special circumstances of sport should qualify it for exceptions from the general rules imposed by law. This stream is open to all areas within this broad topic, and papers on all aspects of the law relating to sport are welcome.
We are happy to discuss any proposals prior to submitting an abstract. Abstracts and paper proposals (no more than 250 words) should be sent to ben.livings@sunderland.ac.uk and J.O'Leary@anglia.ac.uk by January 31st 2008 (earlier submissions are very welcome, and will help with conference planning).
Ben Livings
University of Sunderland
E-mail: ben.livings@sunderland.ac.uk
John O'Leary
Anglia Ruskin University
E-Mail: J.O'Leary@anglia.ac.uk