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- January 31, 2025
Sapta Bhattacharya
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Sports law in United Kingdom – Case Study
‘Separation of Powers’ and legislative independence have been two most prominent statecraft practices of the United Kingdom. Similar to the law-making freedom enjoyed by the British Parliament, the national courts of Britain had also granted liberty to the private organisations in the management of their affairs linked to sports.
History of Sports Law
By definition, sports can be said to be an activity that involves physical and mental skill. That involves competition of an individual or team against another or others for entertainment. However, in reality, every single sport can be truly defined by their very nature.
Sports has been an inalienable part of human civilization since time immemorial – from playing ‘football’ with improperly stitched leather to batting with a broom – even India’s freedom struggle got a further boost when a native football club, Mohun Bagan had defeated a British club.