Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies

Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies Sport and the Law 01:377:203 (1.5 cr.)

Neil J. Dougherty E-mail: [email protected] Loree Gym, Room 144 Office Phone: (732) 932-932-8673 Douglass Campus Home Phone: (732) 295-4961

Class Reading

1 Overview of the Legal System Chapter 1 Sources of Regulation in Sport and Physical Activity The Litigation Process 2 Legal Research Appendix 3&4 Exclusion v. Inclusion Chapters 3,4,5,8,9 5 TEST 1 6 Employment Chapter 11* 7 Contracts Chapter 10 8 The Role of Governing Bodies Chapter 12**

9-11 Tort Liability Chapters 13,15,16

Product Liability Referees and Game Officials Player Violence

12&13 Personal Rights and Expectations Chapters 6&7

1st,4th, 5th and 14th Amendment Issues 14 TEST 2

Required Reading

I. Dougherty, Neil, et al., Sport, Physical Activity and the Law, 3nd Edition, Sagamore Publishing, Champaign, Illinois. II. The following additional readings, available on Westlaw, are also required:

*Jeffrey A. Mishkin, “Dispute Resolution in the NBA: The Allocation of Decision Making Among the Commissioner, Impartial Arbitrator, System Arbitrator and the Courts,” Valparaiso University Law Review, Spring 2001, 35 VAL.U.L.Rev.449. **Karen Jordan, “Forming a Single Entity: A Recipe for Success for New Professional Sports Leagues,” Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law and Practice, Spring 2001, 3Vand.J.ENT.L&Prac.235.

Course Requirements

I. Tests and Papers All papers are to be typed and well documented and should not exceed the maximum length specification (usually 5 pages). Specific requirements with regard to content and form will be provided in class. Papers are due in class at the beginning of the designated class period. No other arrangements are acceptable unless specific prior permission has been granted.

Make-up tests require prior approval and will not be given once the corrected tests have been returned. Corrected tests are normally returned during the regularly scheduled class period immediately following the test.

II. Quizzes Several unannounced quizzes will be given during the semester, usually during the first few minutes of class. Missed quizzes cannot be made up and will count as a zero unless prior approval has been granted.

III. Grading Test 1 25% Test 2 35% Paper 30% Quizzes 10%

Special Needs

Should you have any special needs that make it difficult for you to perform adequately on any of the requirements for this course, please notify the instructor in writing before the course work deadlines. In some cases, needs may have to be appropriately documented.

Academic Integrity

All students are responsible for locating, reading and abiding by the University Policy on Academic Integrity for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. The policy is available on-line at http://cat.rutgers.edu/integrity/policy.html