Essentials of Sports Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313356759)

In this thoroughly revised Fourth Edition, Glenn Wong provides a comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing professional, intercollegiate, Olympic, high school, youth, and adult recreational sports. Major topics include tort liability, contracts/waivers, antitrust law, labor law, constitutional law, gender discrimination, drug testing, intellectual property law, broadcasting laws pertaining to sports agents, business and employment law, Internet gambling, and athletes with disabilities. Significant additions here include new court decisions, agreements (contracts and collective bargaining agreements), and legislation (federal, state, association, and institutional rules and regulations). Discussions of legal concepts are supplemented with summaries and excerpts from hundreds of actual sports cases. Wong cites a variety of books, law review articles, newspaper articles, and Web links for those requiring further information on particular topics. This text-professional guide serves as an invaluable resource to those involved, or studying to become involved, in the vast industry of sports.

Author: Glenn M. Wong
ISBN-10: 0313356750
ISBN-13: 9780313356759
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2010
Pages: 932
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.88lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.90w x 1.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/15/2010 pg. 92
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 209