| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | International Sports Law |
| Unit ID: | ISMAN2002 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090909 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit focuses on the different ways law applies to sport, the global nature of the environment and the basis for negotiation as a means of solving disputes. This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the broad regulatory environment, the specific laws that affect sport and the involvement and roles of international and national sports federations. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Describe and explain the development and features of the international sport eco-system and its legal framework. |
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| K2. | Define and explain the special features of sports law and the laws that affect international and national sport. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Distinguish and explain the differences between international laws and rules of relevance to international and national sport. |
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| S2. | Articulate and discuss the impact on sport organisations of international and national laws. |
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| S3. | Critically review and discuss the focus and effect of laws that are relevance to sport. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Identify, research and communicate the legal reasoning and the impact of law on international and national sport. |
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| A2. | Apply initiative and judgement to research and analyse legal issues that involve international and national sport. |
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| Unit Content: |
This may include:
•Introduction to sports law
•Policies and procedures - how sport develops and adapts its laws
•Dispute resolution and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
•Integrity in sport, including doping, corruption, match fixing and sports gambling
•Employment issues in sport, including contracts, salary caps and athlete transfers
•Athlete welfare rights
•Commercial rights and the impact on sport
•International Olympic Committee's sponsorship programme - legal implications for sport
•Regulation of technology, including advancements used for sport performance |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, S2, A1, A2 | Demonstrate knowledge of the differences between international law and sports law and the influences on international sport. | Interactive oral | 20-30% | | 2. | K1, K2, S1, S2, A1, A2 | Critical analysis of an area of sports law that has impact on athletes. | Case study | 30-50% | | 3. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Discuss the special features of sports law and laws that affect international and national sport. | Essay | 30-50% |
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