Study Guide

Objective

Having completed this study unit:

- You recognize the legal environment of sports; sports law as a field of law, essential laws and regulation in the field of sports law and the different actors in the field

- You can identify legal issues/factors in organizing sports events, in sponsorship contracts, in intellectual properties and in tv-rights.

- You recognize crimes and minor offences in sports, you know the sanctions and disciplinary proceedings, arbitration procedures and the principles of compensation for damage.

- You know the basics of employment and labour law in sports

Competences: Operating in a workplace Competence, Business and Financial Management Competence

Content

Theme 1. Sports law (as a field of law, terms, laws and regulations, basic rights, actors in sports and their legal status, legal environment of sports)

Theme 2. Sports law in the sports field (legal issues/factors related to sports events, sponsorship agreements, intellectual properties and tv-rights)

Theme 3. Crimes, minor offences and sanctions (criminal law in sports, disciplinary proceedings in sports, arbitration procedures and compensation for damage)

Theme 4: The principles of employment and labour law in sports (sports clubs as employers, rights and duties of employees and employers)

Location and time

Spring 2024, weeks 9-17.

Materials

The learning material will be given in the beginning of the study unit and in the implementation plan. 

Teaching methods

Learning process includes lectures, teamwork, problem solving, case studies, exam, independent studies and knowledge acquisition activities.

Employer connections

Case assignments based on real life / businesses.

Exam schedules

Exam on week 17.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Sports law and its application:
You are able to describe the legal environment of sports.

You are able to name legal factors in organizing sports events, in sponsorship agreements, in intellectual properties and in tv-rights.

You are able to name crimes and minor offences in sports.

You know disciplinary proceedings, arbitration procedures in sports and principles of compensation for damage.

You are able to name the rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

You recognize the meaning of sports law in the operating environment of sports.

Level 2
Sports law and its application:
You know the legal environment of sports.

You know legal factors in organizing sports events, in sponsorship agreements, in intellectual properties and in tv-rights.

You know and are able to describe crimes and minor offences in sports.

You know and are able to describe disciplinary proceedings, arbitration procedures in sports and principles of compensation for damage.

You know the main rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

You are able to apply sports law.

You understand the meaning of sports law in the operating environment of sports.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Sports law and its application:
You understand the legal environment of sports.

You understand legal factors in organizing sports events, in sponsorship agreements, in intellectual properties and in tv-rights.

You understand and are able to describe by using examples crimes and minor offences in sports.

You understand and are able to describe by using examples disciplinary proceedings, arbitration procedures in sports and principles of compensation for damage.

You understand and able to describe the main rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

You are able to apply sports law by identifying the legal problems, relevant legal sources and making a conclusion.

You are able to take sports law into account in the operating environment of sports.

Level 4
Sports law and its application:
You have a command of the legal environment of sports.

You have a command of legal factors in organizing sports events, in sponsorship agreements, in intellectual properties and in tv-rights.

You have a command of crimes and minor offences in sports.

You have a command of disciplinary proceedings, arbitration procedures in sports and principles of compensation for damage.

You have a command of the main rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

You are able to apply sports law and justify decisions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Sports law and its application:
You have a command of the legal environment of sports as a whole.

You have a command of legal factors in organizing sports events, in sponsorship agreements, in intellectual properties and in tv-rights as a whole.

You have a command of crimes and minor offences in sports.

You have a command of disciplinary proceedings, arbitration procedures in sports and principles of compensation for damage as a whole.

You have a command of the rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

You are able to apply sports law and justify and analyze decisions.

You are able to foresee the meaning of legal issues and factors in the operations of both of an individual and an organisation.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on the process and actual skills and knowledge evaluation.
• All parts have to be completed and approved

1) Case assignment 30%:
2) Exam 70%

• Self and peer evaluation

Plagiarism and use of references:
Please notice that in study unit assignment returns the plagiarism detection programs (for example Turnitin) will be used.

Use of AI is forbidden in this study unit.

Also notice that you need to use Lapland UAS templates (essay, thesis, report etc) and writing instructions. Textual references must be done according to the given instructions. Please download the thesis template and the referencing instructions here: https://lucit.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/Julkisettiedostot/EdvAFuuWrDlEh_Z1iJu9GHwBytPxz2Q1dQ1cJfWmV96LiQ?rtime=KFm7ouny2kg
Submitting assignments against given instructions may lead to failing and other possible consequences according to the Degree Regulations.