SPORT AND THE LAW

LAW3SPO

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject explores the intersection of sport and law. It examines the place of sport in Australian society and how different bodies of law govern community- and elite-level sporting activities at local, national and international levels. The recent emergence of sports law allows us to assess and understand how existing legal fields such as contract, tort and employment law apply in sport, while also considering sport-specific fields such as anti-doping, sport tribunals and competition structure and governance. Recent controversies such as the Essendon supplement saga and concussion in sport will be utilised as case studies.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Francine Rochford

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Sports Law

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: David Thorpe Antonio Buti Chris Davies and Paul Jonson

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Oxford Univeristy press latest edition

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify and discuss the common law and legislation impacting on participation in and management of sports .
02. Apply principles of sports law to the facts of problems.
03. Design appropriate strategies to limit potential contravention of law relating to sport, including liability for injury.
04. Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of various sports law regimes and regulatory practices

On-Line, 2020, LTU Term 6, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Francine Rochford

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 45 - 0
Ten 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

3 Quizzes - 5 marks each (700 word equivalent)

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1

Law reform submission assessment (1500 words). These forum posts scaffold the two major pieces of assessment.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Research essay (2000 words)

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo50SILO1, SILO3, SILO4