The regulation of sport in the European Union

Abstract:
The purpose of this book is to examine, from an EU perspective, the numerous developments which have taken place in the regulation of sporting activity in the last decade.

Uniquely, in addressing these developments, the book adopts an inter-disciplinary approach, involving law, economics and sociology. The chapters place the regulation of sport in the context of the EU regulatory structure which hitherto has emerged in a piece-meal fashion and thus warrants a more holistic approach. The chapters bring together several key themes which arise from the question of whether sport is special? This addresses a growing argument that sporting activity displays unique properties which require a distinct form of regulation that existing competition or free movement rules cannot provide. The book is divided into three parts which reflect the current policy, legislative and judicial discourses that exists in the regulation of sport.

The Regulation of Sport in the European Union brings together a collection of essays which examine the regulatory and institutional implications which the ‘Europeanisation’ of sporting activity has brought about in the last decade. Uniquely, in addressing these issues the book adopts an inter-disciplinary approach, involving law, economics and sociology and brings together several key themes which arise from the question of whether sport is unique. The book addresses the growing argument that sporting activity and its commercial exploitation displays special properties which requires a distinct regulatory framework and governance structure that EC law and national legislation do not provide.

Contents:
Part I: The Regulation of Economic Activity in Sport
1. Is Sport Special? - Erika Szyszczak
2. Free Movement of Persons and Sport - Robin C.A. White
3. On Overlapping Legal Orders: What is the ‘Purely Sporting’ Rule? - Stephen Weatherill
4. Competition and Free Movement Issues in the Regulation of Formula One Motor Racing - Adam Cygan

Part II: The Regulation of 'Labour' Markets
5. Disciplinary Regulation of Sport: A Different Strand of Public Law? - Tim Kerr
6. The Regulation of Sport in the European Union: Courts and Markets - Luca Barani
7. Remuneration of Sports Stars: Implications for Regulation - Richard Disney

Part III: Sport in the Multi-Media Age
8. Commercial Freedom and Sport: Has Sport Lost its Sporting Edge? - Barbara Bogusz
9. Fame and its Exploitation: The Legal Protection of Celebrity in the United Kingdom - Jennifer Davis
10. Exploitation of Databases, Intellectual Property, Competition Law and the Sport Industry: A Missed Goal? - Estelle Derclaye