The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance

The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance provides a definitive guide to the regulation of international and national sport through the lens of both regulatory, governance and legal frameworks.

Over the past several decades, law, regulation and governance associated with international and national sport has grown exponentially, aligned with professional and elite level sport development. The organisation and sophistication of international and national sporting competitions create an environment where pressures such as the sports ethic and strong incentives to win give rise to both novel problems and reoccurring themes. Exploring a wide range of perspectives across disciplines and transcending jurisdictional boundaries, the handbook analyses complex international and national sports challenges. Taking a nuanced approach to traditional themes, it recognises the context and sport as a regulatory domain when applying law and legal frameworks.

This book is an essential resource for students and academics exploring issues in international and national sports law, sports regulation and sports governance.

Annette Greenhow is a legal academic from the Faculty of Law, Bond University. Since 2010, Annette has researched the area of sport-related concussion, examining the regulatory, governance and policy-making roles of state and non-state actors. Annette holds a PhD from Monash University investigating the regulation of concussion in Australian sport, a Master of Laws (Bond) and Bachelor of Laws (QUT). As an Australian legal practitioner, Annette held senior management positions in small, medium and large firms over an extensive legal practice career. She is a Committee Member of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association Inc. and Editor of the Bond University Sports Law and Governance Journal.

John Wolohan is a professor of Sports Law in the Syracuse University Falk College of Sport and a Professor of Law by courtesy appointment in the College of Law at Syracuse University. Professor Wolohan has been teaching and working in the fields of sports law, gaming law, and sports media rights for over 25 years. In addition to making numerous national and international presentations, Professor Wolohan has edited and authored several books on sport related topics.