Course 2025-2026 a.y.

1          Introduction to the course and general definition of Sports Law.

2        The «specificity of sport»
 

3          Olympism

4          Contracts – Part I
 

5        Contracts – Part II – Endorsement Agreements
 

6       Contracts – Part III – Sponsorship and other Sports contracts

7          Intellectual Property and sports: general overview

8          Intellectual Property and sports II.

9        International Tax Planning in sports

10        Principles of tax law in sports
 

11        Governance Models of Sports Institutions

12 - 13       Assignment I  “OLYMPIC HOST CITY CONTRACT”

14        Sports Justice I

15       Sports Justice II

16        Sports Justice III

17          The Football world: case study   

18        FIFA Transfer System

19        FIFA Dispute Resolution

20 - 21       ASSIGNMENT II  “The SINNER case”

22        The Anti-doping regulations

23        Controversial aspects of sport 

24        Masterclass IOC

• Illustrating the general principles and rules applicable to sports law.
• Describing the relevant issues related to sports contracts.
• Explaining the impact that legal rules can produce in sports management and activities.

• Using the terminology of sports law.
• Assessing legal rules from a social and economic point of view.
• Drawing up a document dealing with legal issues and presenting it orally.

• Lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Collaborative Works / Assignments

·       Guest speakers intervene during classes to deliver a talk on their own field of experience

·       Case studies are illustrated and discussed in class

·       Assignments consist in drawing up a memorandum supported by a PP presentation in class

ATTENDING STUDENTS (FREQUENTANTI)

·       Class participation:   up to  6/30 points  

·       Assignments:           up to 14/30 points                          

·       General exam:         up to 11/30 points                        

·       Class participation and assignments are purported to verify the skills and abilities to assess the legal issues involved in sports management, to interpret and draw up sports contracts, to evaluate the legal risk of some controversial sports practices.

·       The general exam is purported to verify the knowledge of the fundamentals of the international sports system, of the major standards in drawing up and evaluating sports contracts, of the impact of intellectual property rights on sports management. It consists of 11 multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice question, three possible answers are given, only one of them being the right one. Each right answer is awarded 1 point; no penalty for wrong or missing answers are given.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS (NON FREQUENTANTI)

Non-attending students must take a general exam, consisting of 27 multiple-choice questions and 2 open ended questions. For each multiple-choice question, four possible answers are given, only one of them being the right one. Each right answer is awarded 1 point; no penalty for wrong or missing answers are given. Answers to open ended questions are evaluated up to 2 points each. The general exam is purported to assess the knowledge of the fundamentals of the international sports system, of the major standards in drawing up and evaluating sports contracts, of the impact of intellectual property rights on sports management.

For students who have not yet taken exams in law: Pietro Sirena, Introduction to Private Law, 3rd ed., il Mulino, 2021

Teaching material will be uploaded on the Blackboard platform: slides for each session and additional material for in-depth study.