SPM 301 - Legal Issues in Sports

Institution:

Wilmington University

Subject:

Sports Management

Description:

This course is designed for students interested in the growing problems of sport litigation. Amateur and professional aspects of sport are covered from four major perspectives: (1) judicial review of athletic associations; (2) eligibility rules and disciplinary measures; (3) equal opportunity provisions; and (4) tort liabilities. Specific topics include due process, anti-trust and free speech, Title IX, duty of ordinary care and of care owed athletes and spectators, injuries, assumption of risk, and contributory negligence. The course stresses the application of principles of law and ethics to the sports setting. Actual court cases relating to these principles are examined

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2005 - 05/31/2010 

Institution Website:

www.wilmu.edu

Phone Number:

(877) 967-5464

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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