Sports+the Law

Booknews

The bodies of law most often invoked in connection with sports are the common law of contracts and torts and the statutory law of labor and antitrust; but other areas also play a significant role: constitutional and civil rights law, workers' compensation and disability, taxation, communications, and eminent domain law. The goal here is a systematic picture of how the law influences the shape of sports, the challenges that sports pose to the legal system, and lessons for the broader legal system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)