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Doping in sport:global issues - JURD7355

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Regulating doping in sport is a key ethical and commercial issue. This course will examine the international anti-doping framework in the context of existing regulation, tribunal determinations and other important developments. It will consider issues such as the World Anti Doping Code, the role of governments and sporting bodies, the impact of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, testing procedures, burdens and standards of proof, the right to be heard, outcomes for athletes and other important topical and social issues.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:

Explain the reasons for the emergence of doping regulation and demonstrate familiarity with the framework at international and individual level.
Explain and critique the framework from the perspective of sport and the individual athlete.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the operation of the World Anti-Doping Code and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Prosecute or defend a doping allegation in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Assessment

Class Participation - 10%
Research Outline - 20%
Essay - 70%

Resources

There is no prescribed text. A set of course materials will be made available electronically on Blackboard.