Lars Halgreen

What is new? This 3rd edition comes at a time where new ground-breaking court decisions over the last few years have been made – both in the United States about the legal status of American collegiate sports, and in Europe about the scope of the “Sports Article” (Art. 165 TFEU) to protect the traditional European Model of Sport against attempts to introduce leagues modelled around the US Major Leagues in Europe. It has been thoroughly updated and revised since it was last published in 2013. European Sports Law – A Comparative Analysis of the European and American Models of SportThe continued globalization of sport challenges the ways that professional sports in the US and Europe are conducting business, and this development is inevitably reflected in the status quo of sports law. Throughout the chapters on free movement of labor, competition law, agent regulation, broadcasting, and intellectual property rights, European sports law is compared and discussed in a comparative analysis of US sports law and jurisprudence. Through this analysis, the differences and similarities of the European and US models of sport are explored to outline a possible common trend in international sports law doctrines. The new edition focusses on the legal future of the “one-federation-per-sport” pyramid structure that has been the predominant feature of the European Model of Sport for more than 100 years. The recent case law from the European Court of Justice has signaled an important need for the over-all compliance of EU law to these sport structures which may bring about significant legal reforms to abide by the most fundamental principles of EU law. Audience As both US and European sports are in the middle of a fascinating phase of global transition, sports law has become increasingly more complex and difficult to predict in recent years. This book therefore offers a comprehensive analysis and a rare review of the most important legal problems in the changing world of commercial sports across the Atlantic today which makes it highly relevant, not just for national and international sports federations, leagues, clubs, athlete-player associations, agents, media and television broadcasters, but also for anybody else who regulates, adjudicates, or renders advice on legal sports matters. About the author Lars Halgreen is the Legal Director of International Sports Services and Arbitration in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Halgreen earned his Ph. D. degree in law at the University of Aarhus in 2004 when this thesis on international comparative sports law was first published, and he holds a master’s degree in law from Duke University in the US. Presently, Mr. Halgreen is also an associate professor at the LLM sports law program at the University in Zürich and he is appointed as an arbitrator both on the general and football list of arbitrators at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. He has published a great number of books and articles on sports law topics

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in Denmark deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing internationalization of sports inevitably increases the weight of global regulation, yet each country maintains its own distinct regime of sports law and its own national and local sports organizations. Sports law at a national or organizational level thus gains a growing relevance in comparative law. The book describes and discusses both state-created rules and autonomous self-regulation regarding the variety of economic, social, commercial, cultural, and political aspects of sports activities. Self- regulation manifests itself in the form of by-laws, and encompasses organizational provisions, disciplinary rules, and rules of play. However, the trend towards more professionalism in sports and the growing economic, social and cultural relevance of sports have prompted an increasing reliance on legal rules adopted by public authorities. This form of regulation appears in a variety of legal areas, including criminal law, labour law, commercial law, tax law, competition law, and tort law, and may vary following a particular type or sector of sport. It is in this dual and overlapping context that such much-publicized aspects as doping, sponsoring and media, and responsibility for injuries are legally measured. This monograph fills a gap in the legal literature by giving academics, practitioners, sports organizations, and policy makers access to sports law at this specific level. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Denmark will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative sports law.

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in Denmark deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing internationalization of sports inevitably increases the weight of global regulation, yet each country maintains its own distinct regime of sports law and its own national and local sports organizations. Sports law at a national or organizational level thus gains a growing relevance in comparative law. The book describes and discusses both state-created rules and autonomous self-regulation regarding the variety of economic, social, commercial, cultural, and political aspects of sports activities. Self- regulation manifests itself in the form of by-laws, and encompasses organizational provisions, disciplinary rules, and rules of play. However, the trend towards more professionalism in sports and the growing economic, social and cultural relevance of sports have prompted an increasing reliance on legal rules adopted by public authorities. This form of regulation appears in a variety of legal areas, including criminal law, labour law, commercial law, tax law, competition law, and tort law, and may vary following a particular type or sector of sport. It is in this dual and overlapping context that such much-publicized aspects as doping, sponsoring and media, and responsibility for injuries are legally measured. This monograph fills a gap in the legal literature by giving academics, practitioners, sports organizations, and policy makers access to sports law at this specific level. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Denmark will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative sports law.

Grundtanken i denne bog er, at sportsretten ikke blot kan anskues nationalt, men at en international, ja global, synsvinkel er nødvendig for den, der beskæftiger sig med moderne sportsret. Regler fastsat af og afgørelser truffet af de internationale sportsorganisationer, som eksempelvis FIFA og UCI, antidopingregler fastsat af World Anti-Doping Agency samt domme fra den schweiziske forbundsdomstol og afgørelser fra den internationale voldgiftsdomstol, CAS, har global betydning. Hertil kommer EU-lovgivning og domme fra Domstolen, som har haft og har vidtgående betydning for sporten i Europa. Bogen er en omfattende – men ikke udtømmende – behandling af dansk og international sportsret. De behandlede emner, temaer og problemstillinger er valgt ud fra, hvad der erfaringsmæssigt er af størst nytte for såvel den praktiserende idrætsjurist som den, der møder sportsretten for førstegang.