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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814521503321

Autore

Abrams Roger I. <1945->

Titolo

Sports justice : the law and the business of sports / / Roger I. Abrams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, : University Press of New England, c2010

ISBN

1-282-88661-4

9786612886614

1-55553-735-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

344.73/099

Soggetti

Sports - Law and legislation - United States

Athletes - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Stay out of my court -- Swing for the green, if you can : the rights of disabled athletes -- Gender identity in a changing world : tennis anyone? -- The ideal of amateurism : NCAA regulation of the college cartel -- Sports arbitration and enforcing promises -- Gender equity on the parallel bars : Title IX and the changing vision of American sports -- Sticks are swinging, but is it a crime -- Al Davis, Pete Rozelle, and franchise free agency -- The tight end, freedom, and the antitrust laws -- T.O. meets the arbitrator.

Sommario/riassunto

An accessible guide to sports law highlighting landmark cases and personalities