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Postgraduate Course: Sport and the Law (LAWS11191)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course examines the impact of law on the organisation and practice of sport. In particular it looks at the interaction between the rules and regulations established by sporting bodies and domestic and international law. It focuses on three main issues:
i) The terms on which sportsmen and women are employed;
ii) Professional sanctions for injury caused by or the misconduct of participants in sport together with the operation of domestic and international law in this context;
iii) The commercial exploitation of sports rights.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  25
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should acquire a sound understanding of the way in which law currently shapes the organisation, practice and funding of sport. This will entail:
i) An awareness of the role of both domestic and international law in shaping sporting activities, in particular the applicability of criminal law, delict, employment law, competition law, human rights law, European law and intellectual property law.
ii) The relationship between professional rules and legal rights and responsibilities.
Throughout, students will be encouraged to consider the role of sport in society and to critically engage with the policy issues that underpin the development of the law in this area.

The course is intended to develop a number of transferable skills, including: (a) communication skills, oral and writing; (b) intellectual skills of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments; (c) general skills, in managing time, working independently and in groups, and taking responsibility for their own work.

Assessment Information
One problem based written assignment of no more than 4 pages in length to be completed in week 6, constituting 20% of the final mark

One written essay of no more than 15 pages in length, constituting 80% of the final mark
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordssport, law, rights and responsibilities of sports organisations and participants, self regulation, c
Contacts
Course organiserDr Rachael Craufurd-Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 2061
Email: r.c.smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
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