Drugs & Doping in Sports

Doping is undoubtedly one of the most controversial issues within sport. Doping scandals wreck the careers of sportsmen and women,they can bankrupt governing bodies, infringe personal liberties, threaten livelihoods, tarnish images, galvanise the European Union, undermine the Olympic Movement and invoke invective from politicians. In recent years, sports law has developed into one of the most exciting and challenging legal disciplines and the importance of the law in doping matters has been heightened by the influx of money into sport and the development of sport as a global economy. Drugs and Doping in Sport brings together work from leading academics, practitioners and administrators, analyses contemporary socio-legal and political themes related to doping in sport. It provides a challenging and often controversial view of doping issues and confronts political and legal orthodoxy, supplying the reader with a unique insight into this fascinating area of academic study.

O'Leary, John

Contributors, Preface, Acknowledgments, Table of Cases, Table of UK Legislation, Table of International Legislation, Table of Sports Rules and Regulations, Table of Abbreviations, 1 THE STATE OF PLAY, 2 DOPING CONTROL: THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY PERSPECTIVE, 3 A TIME FOR RE-EVALUATION: THE CHALLENGE TO AN ATHLETE'S REPUTATION, 4 DRUGS, LAWS AND VERSAPAKS, 5 THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF ATHLETES IN DOPING TRIALS, 6 A SNORT AND A PUFF: RECREATIONAL DRUGS AND DISCIPLINE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORT, 7 'SAY IT AIN'T SO, MO.' INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS' PERCEPTIONS OF DRUG USE AND THE DIANE MODAHL AFFAIR, 8 RUNNING SCARED: AN ATHLETE LAWYER'S VIEW OF THE DOPING REGIME, 9 THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY: PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESS, 10 HARMONISATION: A BRIDGE TOO FAR? A COMMENTARY ON CURRENT ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, 11 THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, TRANSNATIONAL DOPING POLICY AND GLOBALISATION, 12 THE DISCOURSES OF DOPING: LAW AND REGULATION IN THE WAR AGAINST DRUGS, 13 DRUG TESTING IN AMATEUR SPORTS IN THE US, 14 CRIMINAL LAW REGULATION OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS: WELCOME FORMALISATION OR KNEE JERK RESPONSE?, 15 DRUGS, HEALTH AND SPORTING VALUES, 16 DOPING SOLUTIONS AND THE PROBLEM WITH 'PROBLEMS', Bibliography, Index