NIRMA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF LAW
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme
Academic Year !""#"
Semes$er % &
SPORTS LAW
1. Introduction to Sports
a. Defnition of Sports
b. History of Sports The origin and development of Individual
sports
c. Sports culture in India
d. Classifcation
e. Sports sychology
!. State and Sports "a#
a. Sports and Indian Constitution
b. $rganisation and %unctions of The &inistry of 'outh ()airs and
Sports
c. %unctions of *ational Sports %ederations
d. The Indian $lympic (ssociation +I$C,
e. The *ational Sports olicy- !..1
/. 0ender Discrimination in sports
a. 1omen and sports in India
b. International Scenario 2*3SC$ The International $lympic
Committee
c. Depiction of #omen by the media
d. The roblem of Indian $rigin versus Indian Citi4enship
e. 0ender Testing and Human 5ights
6. The "egal 5egulation of Drugs in Sports
a. 1orld (nti Doping (gency
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b. *ational (nti Doping (gency
c. Sanctions under doping in sports
d. *ational Doping "aboratory
7. Sports as 8usiness
a. Commercialisation of Sports 8CCI and I"- ICC
b. Competition "a# and Sports
c. 8etting in Sports "a# related to 0ambling in India should
sports betting be legalised 8etting in Cric9et
:. Sports Contracts
a. "a# of Contract and sports ;inds of Sports Contracts
b. Sports 5elated Contracts of 3mployment %ormation and
capacity to contract< #or9 permits< protection of minors
c. "abour and Contractual Issues in Sports Contract of Service
and Contract for Service &aster Servant or rincipal (gent
relationship %ormation of 2nions< Transfer of players
Termination of a Sports Contract
=. Dispute 5esolution in Sports (rbitration and other (D5 methods
a. 0overning 8odies Court of (rbitration for Sports +C(S,
b. Dispute 5esolution on feld
c. Internal Disciplinary rocedure
d. Type of (D5 in Sports (rbitration &ediation Sports
ombudsman<3>pert determination< 0ood o?ces< *egotiation<
Conciliation
e. Indian (rbitration and Conciliation (ct- 1@@: and Sports
f. 3nforcement of (n (rbitration (#ard
A. Biolence in Sports and Sports InCuries
a. Criminal "iability in Sports< Indian enal Code and sports
b. Civil "iability in Sports InCuries< *egligence in sports Boluntary
(ssumption of 5is9
c. "iability of persons (ssociated #ith sports "iability of o?cials
"iability of $rganisers

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@. Intellectual roperty 5ights and Sports 8roadcasting
a. (mbush &ar9eting Categories - Sponsorship and 3ndorsements
Common#ealth 0ames and Intellectual roperty layer
endorsement and Image rights< Sports &erchandising 8rand
rotection
b. Sports 8roadcasting &ethods of Sports 8roadcasting Sports
8roadcasting Signals +&andatory Sharing #ith rasar 8harati,
(ct !..= 8roadcasting of sporting events of *ational
Importance
c. International 8roadcasting "egislation < $verspill in 8roadcasting
and revenue "osses
d. *e#s 5eporting and sports reporting
1.. Ta>ation and Sports
a. Sports and Income Ta> (ct- 1@:1 Types of Ta>ation
b. 1ithholding of Ta> + Deduction of Ta> at Source, Salary
Interest Dividents< 1inning from "ottery or Cross#ord pu44les
1inning from horse race payments to non<resident sportsmen
or sports associations commission or bro9erage fees for
professional or technical services
c. IndiaDs Double Ta>ation (voidance (greement +DT((,
5eference boo9sE
&udgal &u9ul- "a# and Sports in India Developmental Issues and
Challenges- "e>is *e>is<8utter#orths 1adh#a- *agpur- !.11
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