Global Master in International Sports Law
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
ISDE’s philosophy is not only to acquire the most up to date knowledge on Sports Law, but also to acquire the skills that will help them to reach their professional goals, as well as a professional network within the industry.
To do so, our faculty is composed of the most relevant lecturers in the Sports Law and Management sector. Their commitment in making this program the best online master in sports law and management is the guarantee of its unparalleled excellence.
Due to the fact that many students in this program are with full-time activities, the training will be conducted online. However, within the term of the program, three encounters will take place in Madrid for a period lasting three days during weekends.
Online learning can provide learning outcomes that are comparable or even superior to those of conventional educational formats, as it is proved that on executive programs the students, which already have professional experience, work better when self-directed, as they are shaped by the accumulation of authentic personal experiences. Given their goal-oriented approach to learning and an ever more crowded personal calendar, a self-paced asynchronous design has proven to be a most effective instructional approach for online course formats.
This means that given the right tools and with the teachers playing a key role, the online methodology complemented by the encounters taking place in Madrid will produce the perfect combination to provide the students with the knowledge and skills they aimed to reach when they joined the Master.
Firms that design, lead, and deliver this training:
Faculty
Dev Kumar Parmar
Dev is an international sports lawyer and principal director at Parmars, which has bases in the UK and Spain. He was Called to the Bar by The Honorable Society of the Inner Temple and has previous experience in Criminal Defence.
Parmars provides a full-service package to client partners ranging from federations and clubs, to intermediaries/agents and athletes themselves. Dev supervises all work both in contentious and non-contentious matters, appearing as Counsel in oral hearings at national and international levels.
Dev has been praised for his meticulous preparation and robust argument. Senior Counsel has noted his quality drafting ability as well as his creative yet unique approach to preparing cases. His work ethic has been roundly praised by numerous peers and leaders alike, with his strong-willed belief in passing practical knowledge to students at the earliest stages has impressed many across the globe. Dev remains a mentor to dozens of students and young professionals across the UK and abroad, working closely with several colleges and universities in this respect.
Dev has been invited to speak in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Within the UK he has appeared as a visiting lecturer and a seminar leader at various institutions including both Cambridge and Oxford Universities and London School of Economics. In addition, he has been called to speak at the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales and has worked with several London boroughs and community groups on providing various courses surrounding the legal profession.
In 2012 Dev was nominated for both the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games ‘Inspiring Person in the Community’ Award and as a Barclays ‘Future Black Leader’ for the Top 100 of 2013.
Gallery
ISDE Sports Convention 2025
Curriculum
Choice of regulations. Regulatory conflict in sport-related disputes and procedures
- International law
- Regulation of international organizations
- Law of the seat of arbitration or court
- Choice of law by the parties
- Restrictions on the choice of law due to public law principles, etc.
Swiss private international law
- Special attention to international arbitration (chapter 17 of the Swiss
Civil Code)
The fight against doping. Special attention to the legitimacy of the Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
- History
- Creation of WADA
- Objectives of the WADA Code
- Doping procedures in various sports organizations
- The WADA Code in accordance with the principles of criminal and disciplinary law
- Human rights and international conventions or directives relating to human rights
Conflict of Jurisdiction in Sports Disputes
- Relationship between the procedures carried out before international courts and the internal judicial bodies of sports organizations
Internationalisation of sport
- Special attention is given to the relations between sports organisations, which are mostly European entities subject to European Union law but which carry out sports activities worldwide that are not only subject to European Union law and principles
Sports law in the United States
- The structure of sports organizations in the United States and their relationship to international sports organizations.
- Special attention to the different visions and attitudes regarding the structure of sports activities, international transfers, special regulations, special characteristics in the laws of the game, etc.
Sport and European Union law
- The impact and influence of European Union law on international sports issues
Sport financing
- Different attitudes towards the financing of sports activities
- Private ownership as opposed to public ownership
- Coexistence of the two regulatory systems relating to sports financing, etc.
CAS / TAS
- History
- Functions, procedures and new developments
- Special attention to matters relevant to practising lawyers in CAS/TAS
Employment law in the context of sport
- Basic principles of labour relations and their coexistence with the regulation of sports organisations, sportsmen and women and employers
- The specificity of sport and its impact on the basic principles of labour relations
The definition of sport and the recognition of an activity as “sport”
- GAISF (General Association of International Sports Federations)
- The Olympic movement
- Special attention to those organizations and activities entitled to be considered as “sport” or “Olympic sport”
Lex sportive
- Is there?
- Is there still a real debate on this issue?
Esports and Virtual Reality in Sports
- Legal problems including image rights, privacy, health and torts, patent, product liability, licensing, crime, transparency and disclosure and addiction
- Conflicting interests: leagues, clubs, players, fans, sponsors, technology firms, broadcasters
* The program is subject to possible modifications by the ISDE academic team or the program management.