bk2306 Contractual Relations in Sports

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
13/7/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Petr Skryja, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Petr Skryja, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Petr Skryja, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Fri 21. 9. 16:45–19:15 B11/235, Fri 19. 10. 10:30–13:00 B11/235, Fri 26. 10. 16:20–18:50 B11/235, Fri 21. 12. 9:15–12:35 B11/235
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
bk2306/01: Fri 5. 10. 8:00–9:40 B11/235, Fri 26. 10. 11:45–13:25 B11/235, Fri 30. 11. 16:45–19:15 B11/235, P. Skryja
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Obtaining an overview of the legal regulation of sport in its position within the Czech Republic, the EU and international sports associations. Moreover, creating a comprehensive legal orientation on the Czech legal order, legal awareness of the status of sport in the context of the Constitution of the Czech Republic and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms and other important norms related to sport issues.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to get an overview in in the national legislation of the Czech Republic and the European Union and gain a practical insight into the sport law. He will understand issues of concluding sports contracts, establishing societies and other sports organizations, functioning of international sports associations, and gain insight into the criminal and civil liability of sportspeople and doping issues.
Syllabus
  • 1. General introduction to law. Hierarchy of norms. Civil and public law. Sources of law. Sport Law within the Czech legal order.
  • 2. Legal Entities in Relation to Sport.
  • 3. Importance of Public Registers and Law of Associations.
  • 4. Relationship of the State and Sport. Autonomy of Subjects. Financing Sports.
  • 5. Rights and Obligations of Sports Entities within the Czech Legal Order. Taxes in Sport and Internal Norms.
  • 6. Contractual Relations in Sport. Professional Sports Contracts and Their Importance. Excursion to the Regulation of Sports Contracts in Other EU Countries.
  • 7. Civil Liability in Sport. Accountability of Athletes for Injuries.
  • 8. Criminal Liability in Sport. Accident Liability. Economic Crime in Sport.
  • 9. Criminal Liability in Sport II. Unlawful Actions of Sport Fans.
  • 10. Dispute Resolution in Sport. Judicial Protection. Arbitrage.
  • 11. EU law, European Jurisprudence and the Role of International Sports Organizations.
  • 12. Doping in Sport. Doping Substances. Anti-Doping Rules. Possible Criminal Law implications of doping.
Literature
    required literature
  • JURKA, Helena. Právní úprava profesionálního sportu v České republice a zahraničí. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2018, xiv, 97. ISBN 9788075528834. info
  • KRÁLÍK, Michal. Civilní odpovědnost sportovců za sportovní úrazy. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2016, xxix, 475. ISBN 9788075020994. info
  • COUFALOVÁ, Bronislava, Jan PINKAVA and Veronika POCHYLÁ. Trestněprávní odpovědnost ve sportu. Praha: Leges, 2014, 158 s. ISBN 9788087576885. info
    recommended literature
  • 7. HEALEY, Deborah; HAAS, Ulrich. Doping in Sport and the Law. Bloomsbury, 2016, 291 s.
  • 12. SIEKMANN, Robert; SOEK, Janwillem. Lex Sportiva: What is Sports Law? Hague: ASSER PRESS, 2012, 359 s.
  • 4. DAVID, Paul. A Guide to the World Anti-doping Code. The Fight for the Spirit of the Sport. Cambridge University Press, 2017, 597 s.
  • 6. HEALEY, Deborah. Sport and the Law. A UNSW Press book, 2009, 475 s.
  • KUNZ, Vilém. Sportovní marketing : CSR a sponzoring. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018, 173 stran. ISBN 9788027105601. URL info
  • PELIKÁNOVÁ, Anna. Účetnictví, daně a financování pro nestátní neziskovky. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 319 stran. ISBN 9788024756998. URL info
  • KUBÍČEK, Jiří. Sport a právo (Sport and Law). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 316 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6040-1. info
  • SLUKA, Tomáš. Profesionální sportovec : (právní a ekonomické aspekty). Vyd. 1. [Praha]: Havlíček Brain Team, 2007, 199 s. ISBN 8090360955. info
  • HAMERNÍK, Pavel. Sportovní právo s mezinárodním prvkem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Auditorium, 2007, 142 s. ISBN 9788090378612. info
Teaching methods
After passing lectures and exercises the student will receive a credit from the subject. The course is finished by an oral exam. The seminars discuss specific contractual examples, in the context of sport and law. With regard to the given issue, the lack of publications in practice and the difficulty in obtaining other relevant resources, attendance at the lectures is a prerequisite for the completion of the subject.
Assessment methods
After passing the lectures in the necessary extent and exercises within the seminars, the student receives the credit from the subject. The course is finished by an oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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