Leading Cases in Sports Law

This collection of key cases in sports law accounts for both the historical development of the topic and critical, contemporary issues in sports law.  The collection includes case law from numerous jurisdictions across the common and civil law tradit

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Leading Cases in Sports Law

Jack Anderson Editor

ASSER International Sports Law Series

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Jack Anderson Editor

Leading Cases in Sports Law

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Editor Jack Anderson School of Law Queen’s University Belfast Belfast, Antrim UK

ISSN 1874-6926 ISBN 978-90-6704-908-5 DOI 10.1007/978-90-6704-909-2

ISBN 978-90-6704-909-2

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013932333 Ó T.M.C. ASSER

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The Hague, The Netherlands, and the authors 2013

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Series Information Books in the ASSER International Sports Law Series chart and comment upon the legal and policy developments in European and international sports law. The books contain materials on interstate organisations and the international sports governing bodies, and will serve as comprehensive and relevant reference tools for all those involved in the area on a professional basis. The Series is developed, edited and published by the ASSER International Sports Law Centre in The Hague. The Centre’s mission is to provide a centre of excellence in particular by providing high-quality research, services and products to the sporting world at large (sports ministries, international—intergovernmental—organisations, sports associations and federations, the professional sports industry, etc.) on both a national and an international basis. The Centre is the co-founder and coordinator of the Hague International Sports Law Academy (HISLA), the purpose of which is the organisation of academic conferences and workshops of international excellence which are held in various parts of the world. Apart from the Series, the Centre edits and publishes The International Sports Law Journal. Series Editors Dr. David McArdle e-mail: [email protected] Dr. Ben Van Rompuy e-mail: [email protected] Marco A. van der Harst, LL.M. e-mail: [email protected]

Editorial Office ASSER International Sports Law Centre T.M.C. Asser Institute P.O. Box 30461 2500 GL, The Hague The Netherlands www.sportslaw.nl

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