1st Edition

Dispute Resolution in Sport Athletes, Law and Arbitration

By David McArdle Copyright 2015
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

An increasing number of sport disputes are being resolved by way of arbitration. This is the first book to critically examine the processes and benefits of sportspecific arbitration as compared to litigation. The book explores, in depth, the development of alternative dispute resolutions in sports, paying particular attention to high-profile institutions such as the Court of Arbitration for... Read more

Introduction: Whither the NCAA? 1. The Courts, the CAS and the ‘Professional’ Athlete 2. Law and Arbitration in US Amateur Sports 3. Collective Bargaining in US Professional Sports 4. Antitrust and Competitive Balance 5. Strikes, Lockouts and Decertification 6. Homegrown Players, Salary caps and ‘Fair Play’ 7. Internal Machinations and CAS Appeals: A Case Study of FIFA Dispute Resolution 8. Young Participants; European Law, International Provisions and Third Country Migration 9. European Sports and Collective Bargaining: The Possibilities of Social Dialogue

Biography

David McArdle is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Stirling University, UK.

"McArdle illuminates important aspects of sports disputes resolution, by touching upon difficult fields, and scrutinizing issues of particular socio-economic weight, beyond their purely legalistic dimension."
- Armenopoulos [Thessaloniki Bar Review] 2015, p. 1269