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4 week online certificate course

INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS LAW (GREECE)

Course Introduction

The course Introduction to Sports law is a four-week open course (every Thursday two hours online), offered by the Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland.

The course is designed and delivered by recognized experts in Sports Law. It is being offered as an open course and can be attended by anyone who is, or aspires to get, involved in the industry of sports – including sports administrators, lawyers, sports agents, or intermediaries, current and former athletes, among others.

Course Content

The course covers specific topics on sport-related issues including the national and international regulation of sport, sport governing bodies, national law directly applicable to sport, contracts, sports agents / intermediaries, dispute resolution and other topics.

Course Details

Course Structure

Week 1: Introduction to Sports Law (2 hours)

• What is Sports Law? (Lex Sportiva)
• Autonomy of sport and governance
• Regulatory Framework
• National and International regulation of sport and Sports Law
• Good Governance in Sports- The Responsibilities of the State

Week 2: Doping Match Fixing and other Integrity-related Matters (2 hours)

• Sports Law and Ethics
• Anti-doping Rule Violations, Standards and Sanctions
• Match Fixing and Regulatory Issues in Greece and abroad
• Wider Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary Matters

Week 3: Dispute Resolution in Sport (2 hours)

• Disciplinary matters
• Disputes & differences – private tribunals and Courts
• National Federations vs International Dispute Resolution in Sports (FIFA-CAS):
Comparison, Collective Bargaining
• The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – an overview

Week 4:Transfers & employment contracts in Football (2 hours)

• Relationship of the athlete with his Agent-Intermediary
• Relationship between the athlete and his club
• Role of the Football Agent/Intermediary
• National and International transfers – an overview
• Sport rights and Image rights

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Accreditation & Certification

The Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland (ALSS) is an international education institution  that  offers  continuing  education,  further  education,  and  post  graduate advanced  education  courses,  workshops  and  programs  focusing  on  advanced  studies in Leadership and Management. The ALSS also offers short courses that are not credit- bearing, and do not lead to formal qualifications. All attendees who attend all the four presentations for the Introduction to Sports Law course will be awarded certificates of successful attendance by the ALSS.

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