Law and Sports in India (Developments, Issues and Challenges)

Introducing Chapters on the IPL Probe Report and the Commonwealth Games, 2010
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Description
Introducing Chapters on the IPL Probe Report and the Commanwealth Games, 2010
Law and Sports in India is a timely work on sports law that examines the increasing commercialization of sports today and the challenges faced by sports persons, event organizers and sports federations. This wide ranging work covers crucial current issues like betting, doping controversies, gender discrimination and unresolved questions relating to broadcasting law and taxation of earnings from sports. The author takes into account decisions of the Indian judiciary as well as courts worldwide and helps to raise awareness about legal issues that are of vital importance in sports. This book will be of interest to sportspersons. Sports administrators, sports institutions, regulatory bodies, lawyers and most of all, sports lovers.
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Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 An Overview of the Sports Scenario Today
Chapter 2 The Role of the State and Sports Law
Chapter 3 Gender Discrimination and other Conundrums
Chapter 4 Doping – The Plague of Sports
Chapter 5 Sports as Business
Chapter 6 Betting in Sports
Chapter 7 Sports Broadcasting
Chapter 8 Labour and Contractual Issues in Sports
Chapter 9 Violence in sports and Sports Injuries
Chapter 10 Taxation and Sports
Chapter 11 Sports Dispute Resolution
Chapter 12 Some Grey Areas in Sports Rule-A Digression
Chapter 13 Legacy of the Commanwealth Games Delhi 2010
Chapter 14 Nationality and Sports - Citizenship and Motional
Chapter 15 International Cricket Council Governance Review
Chapter 16 Indian Premier League Probe
Afterword for the Second Edition
Afterword for the First Edition
NADA Panel Decisions - A Summary
APPENDIX 1. The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007
APPENDIX 2. London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act, 2006
APPENDIX 3 Model Agreement between Clubs & Players
APPENDIX 4. Draft National Sports Development Bill, 2013.
APPENDIX 5. Draft Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill, 2013
APPENDIX 6. IPL Probe Committee Report
APPENDIX 7. BCCI's Anti-corruption Code for Participants .
APPENDIX 8. Board of Control for Cricket in India versus Cricket
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Select Bibliography
About the Authors
Index
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Author Details
Justice Mukul Mudgal – Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court
Vidushpat Singhania - Managing Partner, Ludus Legal
Assisted by - Aahna Mehotra
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