Sports Law 2 (M6029)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll build on your understanding of tort law in the context of sport.

This will include the civil liability of:

• participants
• coaches
• referees
• national governing bodies of sport.

By examining the connection between sport and criminal law, you’ll focus on:

• applicable offences
• the role of consent to violence in sport
• matters concerning public disorder
• racism
• hooliganism.

You’ll critically consider the liability for dangerous premises and events, focusing on stadium disasters and spectator safety. 

You’ll also analyse employment contracts in sports, concentrating on the relationship between sportspeople and their employers.

 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Law (Graduate Entry) LLB
• Law LLB
• Law with American Studies (with a study abroad year) LLB
• Law with Business and Management LLB
• Law with Criminology LLB
• Law with International Relations LLB
• Law with Politics LLB
• Law with a Language LLB