Sport, Physical Recreation and the Law

ISBN-13: 9780415321846 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 352 str.

Hazel Hartley

Opis

This is the first comprehensive guide to legal issues written specifically for sport and recreation students. It surveys the full range of legal principles, cases, and issues in sport and recreation today. The book is written in a 'student-friendly' style, including questions, exercises and revision material designed to help the student gain a deeper understanding of the relevant legal matters.

Topics covered include:

• Why legal issues matter in sport
• Sport, violence and criminal liability
• Health and safety and risk assessment
• Accidents, manslaughter and professional responsibility
• Negligence and reckless disregard
• Duty and disciplinary action in the workplace
• Legal case studies and precedents
• Research in sport and recreation law

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Recenzje

Although aimed predominantly at non lawyers, its 'user friendly' tried and tested basic information and guidance also has the potential to help law students struggling to cope with basic legal principles in an area of law they have an interest in rather than just one they need to know about. Yvonne Willams The Cambrian Law Review

Spis treści

1. Resources at Your Fingertips: A Guide to Legal Sources, Databases, and Organizations  2. Taking Reasonable Care? Principles of Negligence in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation  3. Defences Against Negligence: Volenti, Contributory Negligence and Two Rugby Cases  4. Sport Violence and Criminal Assault: A Socio-Legal Perspective  5. Discrimination, Harassment and Child Protection in Sport and Physical Recreation  6. Safe in our Hands? Risk Management and Breaches of Health and Safety: Learning From Cases and Incidents  7. Causing Death: An Overview of Selected Manslaughter Cases  8. Natural Justice Principles, Sport Disciplinaries and Key Doping Cases  9. Unfinished Business? Legal Reform on Offences Against the Person: Implications for Sado-Masochism, Sports, Hazing and Cage-Fighting