Transnational Law of Sports

International Law series

Edited by James A.R. Nafziger, Thomas B. Stoel Chairholder, Professor of Law and Director of International Law Programs, Willamette University College of Law, US and Honorary President, International Association of Sports Law

This comprehensive collection of leading articles covers legal issues that have arisen out of international sports competition and its management. These papers trace the burgeoning field of international sports law from its origins about a half-century ago, through the course of complex challenges ranging from political boycotts of competition to doping of athletes, corruption, discrimination, players’ rights and commercial influences such as broadcast rights. Within a unique institutional framework of national, international, non-governmental and inter-governmental authority, the emerging regime of public law is of fundamental importance not only to the sports industry and bar but, quite obviously, to a global public. This authoritative collection puts particular emphasis on the central role of the Olympic Movement and affiliated sports federations, the regional mechanism of the European Union and the characteristics of the European and North American sports models. The collection, along with an original introduction, will be of interest and value to students, researchers, academics and practitioners interested in international sports law.

‘Sports lawyers, or any practitioner involved in international sport and the legal issues surrounding it should acquire a copy of this reference book recently published by Edward Elgar. Edited by James A.R. Nafziger, Transnational Law of Sports is part of Elgar 's major new International Law series, the purpose of which is to bring together the most important papers and scholarly research in this continually changing field.’
– Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine