1st Edition
Inclusion and Exclusion in Competitive Sport Socio-Legal and Regulatory Perspectives
Introduction Part I: Key Concepts 1. Sport Specific Inclusion and Exclusion 2. Physical and Non-Physical Human Differences 3. The Regulation of Inclusion and Exclusion Part II: Cases of Inclusion and Exclusion in Sport 4. Sex 5. Gender 6. Disability 7. Race Part III: Striking the Balance 8. Exploring Key Themes 9. Conclusion and Recommendations for Regulatory Reform
Biography
Seema Patel is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Deputy Director of the Centre for Sports Law at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, UK. She teaches across a range of subjects, but focuses on sports law (in which she holds a PhD), the law of torts and street law. Her particular area of expertise is discrimination in sport and the regulatory balance between inclusion and exclusion in competitive sport. Seema has frequently attended and presented her research at a number of national and international conferences, and has also published in the area and provided expert comment to local press on news stories relating to sports law
