Sport and the Law (4th Edition) explains the law as it applies to sporting organisations and sportspeople, describing key legal concepts in simple terms and covering issues such as negligence, defamation, doping, the responsibilities of club administrators and more. This new edition uses examples from recent events and the Beijing Olympics to explore civil liability amendments, the growing importance of global broadcast rights and developments in insurance and risk management.

This unique international legal and cross -disciplinary edited volume contains analysis of the legal impact of doping regulation by eminent and well known experts in the legal fields of sports doping regulation and diverse relevant legal fields. It also contains perspectives on medicine and psychology which are intrinsically important areas for consideration in the sports doping landscape. These are thoughtful extended reflections by experts on theory and policy and how they interact with law in the context of doping in sport. It is the first book to examine the topical and contentious area...