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LL.M. International Sports Law

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How do sporting organizations tackle the current challenges of doping, illegal betting, gaming manipulation, and corruption? What are the biggest challenges of sports events, sports contract law, and the resolution of sports-related disputes and arbitration?

This Specialization Course is intended for professionals who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of the legal and business aspects of international sports. The course comprises of two modules:

  • Module 1: Organisation and Good Governance
  • Module 2: Dispute Resolution: General and Specific Areas

Module 1 provides an economic and legal insight into sports organizations. It analyzes how sports organizations operate and integrate on a national and international level. Participants will also focus on topics such as sports events, sports contract law, and the resolution of sports-related disputes and arbitration.

Module 2 addresses the question of how sporting organizations tackle the current challenges of doping, illegal betting, gaming manipulation, and corruption, that are endangering the fundamental principles of sporting competition, such as, doping, illegal betting, e.g., gaming manipulation, and corruption in the sport.

The specialization can also be attended as a certification (CAS) course.

Module 1: Organisation and Good Governance Duration Credit Points
  • Introduction to association law
  • Organization of Sport at the International level
  • Establishing and enforcing uniform rules (incl ethic and compliance)
  • Sport and the public sector / European law
  • The American sports model
  • The French sports model
  • Issues connected to providing sports services
  • Inhouse-counsel in an international sports federation
  • Civil and criminal liability arising out of participation in sport
  • Tax and sports
  • Economic value of sporting events
  • Visit to the FIFA headquarters
 70 Lectures 10 ETCS
Module 2: Dispute Resolution - General and Specific Areas Duration Credit Points
  • Anti-Doping – scientific challenges / legal framework
  • Dispute resolution
  • Match manipulation – scientific challenges / legal framework
  • Financial Fair Play – scientific challenges / legal
  • Appeals against CAS awards
  • CAS and ECHR
  • Big Cases of the year
  • Anti-Corruption – scientific challenges / legal framework
  • Ad hoc arbitration and moot court
 70 Lectures 9 ETC

The specialization courses are only offered with a sufficient number of participants.

Last updated Oct 2020

About the School

University Of Zurich - Faculty of Law
University Of Zurich - Faculty of Law

University Of Zurich - Faculty of Law

With its 28,000 enrolled students, the University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland's largest university. Founded in the year 1833, UZH was Europe's first university to be established by a democratic pol ... Read More

With its 28,000 enrolled students, the University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland's largest university. Founded in the year 1833, UZH was Europe's first university to be established by a democratic political system; today, UZH is one of the foremost universities in the German-speaking world. Read less
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