Prof Mark James
@prof-mark-james.bsky.social
Prof of Sports Law, researching Olympic law, human rights & ticket touting. Stuff about music & books too.
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🚨 New article by @prof-mark-james.bsky.social and Guy Osborn: "Defining the Olympic legal framework and the IOC’s lawmaking capability: lex Olympica, Olympic law, and their relationships with lex sportiva and sports law" in the International Sports Law Journal. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Defining the olympic legal framework and the IOC’s lawmaking capability: lex Olympica, Olympic law and their relationships with lex sportiva and sports law - The International Sports Law Journal
The Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the legal framework that regulates them, have long been the subject of multidisciplinary scrutiny. Despite significant academic critiq...
link.springer.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🚨 New article by @prof-mark-james.bsky.social and Guy Osborn: "Defining the Olympic legal framework and the IOC’s lawmaking capability: lex Olympica, Olympic law, and their relationships with lex sportiva and sports law" in the International Sports Law Journal. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨 New Book Alert! 🌍📘
Ash Murphy’s Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States is out now with Routledge (2025).
A vital read on climate, security & small island states. Available here: www.routledge.com/Climate-Chan...
Ash Murphy’s Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States is out now with Routledge (2025).
A vital read on climate, security & small island states. Available here: www.routledge.com/Climate-Chan...
Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States
This book examines the operation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to better understand the motivating factors that underpin its activation of Article 39. Arguing that climate change shoul...
www.routledge.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🚨 New Book Alert! 🌍📘
Ash Murphy’s Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States is out now with Routledge (2025).
A vital read on climate, security & small island states. Available here: www.routledge.com/Climate-Chan...
Ash Murphy’s Climate Change at the UN Security Council: Protecting Pacific and Caribbean Island States is out now with Routledge (2025).
A vital read on climate, security & small island states. Available here: www.routledge.com/Climate-Chan...
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Coming soon at @thesohopoly.bsky.social this brilliant new play Outside Voice 1-5 July, tickets available here sohopoly.co.uk/events/outsi... PLEASE RT!
June 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Coming soon at @thesohopoly.bsky.social this brilliant new play Outside Voice 1-5 July, tickets available here sohopoly.co.uk/events/outsi... PLEASE RT!
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In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world.
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
April 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world.
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️
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NEW from #HRW: Interactive feature cataloguing 100 human rights harms in Trump administration's first 100 days. www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
April 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
NEW from #HRW: Interactive feature cataloguing 100 human rights harms in Trump administration's first 100 days. www.hrw.org/feature/2025...
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Which swear words do Britons find the most offensive?
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
Full list in the chart 👇
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
Full list in the chart 👇
April 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Which swear words do Britons find the most offensive?
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
Full list in the chart 👇
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
Full list in the chart 👇
Call for Papers for the International Sports Law Journal Conference 2025. The Conference will review the first 25 years of the WADA Code & look to where it may go next. More details available here: www.asser.nl/SportsLaw/Bl...
Hope to see you in The Hague on 6 & 7 November #sportslaw
Hope to see you in The Hague on 6 & 7 November #sportslaw
Asser International Sports Law Blog | Call for Papers - 20 Years of the World Anti-Doping Code in Action - ISLJ Conference 2025 - 6 & 7 November 2025
Call for papers20 year
www.asser.nl
April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Call for Papers for the International Sports Law Journal Conference 2025. The Conference will review the first 25 years of the WADA Code & look to where it may go next. More details available here: www.asser.nl/SportsLaw/Bl...
Hope to see you in The Hague on 6 & 7 November #sportslaw
Hope to see you in The Hague on 6 & 7 November #sportslaw
The International #SportsLaw Journal is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. The new issue is available here: link.springer.com/journal/4031... with a brief history of the ISLJ here: link.springer.com/article/10.1....
The ISLJ archive of volumes 2-12 is here: www.asser.nl/sportslaw/pu...
The ISLJ archive of volumes 2-12 is here: www.asser.nl/sportslaw/pu...
The International Sports Law Journal
The International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ) is a quarterly (four issues per annum) peer-reviewed journal in the emerging specialty area of international ...
link.springer.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The International #SportsLaw Journal is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. The new issue is available here: link.springer.com/journal/4031... with a brief history of the ISLJ here: link.springer.com/article/10.1....
The ISLJ archive of volumes 2-12 is here: www.asser.nl/sportslaw/pu...
The ISLJ archive of volumes 2-12 is here: www.asser.nl/sportslaw/pu...
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Human rights issues in sports governance have threatened the core values of sport. Featuring experts' discussion, together with the @sportandrights.bsky.social, we will discuss contemporary #sports governance and find ways to address its #HumanRights challenges.
April 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Human rights issues in sports governance have threatened the core values of sport. Featuring experts' discussion, together with the @sportandrights.bsky.social, we will discuss contemporary #sports governance and find ways to address its #HumanRights challenges.
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New publication! 🎉
Dr James Brown has published an online annual review for LawInSport titled ‘Sport, Safety and Participation - Annual Review 2024/25’. The article is available here: www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/....
#SportsLaw
Dr James Brown has published an online annual review for LawInSport titled ‘Sport, Safety and Participation - Annual Review 2024/25’. The article is available here: www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/....
#SportsLaw
www.lawinsport.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New publication! 🎉
Dr James Brown has published an online annual review for LawInSport titled ‘Sport, Safety and Participation - Annual Review 2024/25’. The article is available here: www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/....
#SportsLaw
Dr James Brown has published an online annual review for LawInSport titled ‘Sport, Safety and Participation - Annual Review 2024/25’. The article is available here: www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/....
#SportsLaw
New paper from @guyosborn.bsky.social & me in the Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie: "Law 3.0: Technology and Law in the Entertainment Industry – The Case of Ticket Touting." Available at: doi.org/10.1515/zfrs...
#sportslaw
#sportslaw
Law 3.0: Technology and Law in the Entertainment Industry – The Case of Ticket Touting
This article examines the evolution of the law’s attempts to regulate technological advancements in the entertainment industry in general, and the sale and resale of event tickets in particular. Drawi...
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April 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
New paper from @guyosborn.bsky.social & me in the Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie: "Law 3.0: Technology and Law in the Entertainment Industry – The Case of Ticket Touting." Available at: doi.org/10.1515/zfrs...
#sportslaw
#sportslaw
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Important new #Sportslaw paper on #CAS by my colleague Johan Lindholm from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social.
It highlights the influence of experienced arbitrators on CAS awards & the advantage of SGBs in identifying & selecting them.
It's available open access at academic.oup.com/arbitration/...
It highlights the influence of experienced arbitrators on CAS awards & the advantage of SGBs in identifying & selecting them.
It's available open access at academic.oup.com/arbitration/...
April 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Important new #Sportslaw paper on #CAS by my colleague Johan Lindholm from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social.
It highlights the influence of experienced arbitrators on CAS awards & the advantage of SGBs in identifying & selecting them.
It's available open access at academic.oup.com/arbitration/...
It highlights the influence of experienced arbitrators on CAS awards & the advantage of SGBs in identifying & selecting them.
It's available open access at academic.oup.com/arbitration/...
New #sportslaw article on the International Sports Law Journal:
A systematic literature review of esports integrity, by Erika Riedl & Pim Verschuuren: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A systematic literature review of esports integrity, by Erika Riedl & Pim Verschuuren: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sports governing body responses to coach-athlete violence in Finland and the UK - The International Sports Law Journal
This article considers interpersonal violence committed by coaches towards athletes, scrutinising responses by sports national governing bodies (NGBs) in Finland and the UK. We take a wide view of the...
link.springer.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New #sportslaw article on the International Sports Law Journal:
A systematic literature review of esports integrity, by Erika Riedl & Pim Verschuuren: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A systematic literature review of esports integrity, by Erika Riedl & Pim Verschuuren: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New #sportslaw article on the International Sports Law Journal:
Sports governing body responses to coach-athlete violence in Finland and the UK, by Antti Aine, Eleanor Drywood & Jatta Muhonen: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sports governing body responses to coach-athlete violence in Finland and the UK, by Antti Aine, Eleanor Drywood & Jatta Muhonen: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sports governing body responses to coach-athlete violence in Finland and the UK - The International Sports Law Journal
This article considers interpersonal violence committed by coaches towards athletes, scrutinising responses by sports national governing bodies (NGBs) in Finland and the UK. We take a wide view of the...
link.springer.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New #sportslaw article on the International Sports Law Journal:
Sports governing body responses to coach-athlete violence in Finland and the UK, by Antti Aine, Eleanor Drywood & Jatta Muhonen: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sports governing body responses to coach-athlete violence in Finland and the UK, by Antti Aine, Eleanor Drywood & Jatta Muhonen: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Great to see that the new Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance is now out, including my chapter, The IOC and Olympic Law: Scoping the Regulatory Space of the IOC: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Thanks to Annette Greenhow & John Wolohan for pulling it all together! #sportslaw
Thanks to Annette Greenhow & John Wolohan for pulling it all together! #sportslaw
The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance
The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance provides a definitive guide to the regulation of international and national sport through the lens of both regulatory, governance and legal framewor...
www.routledge.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Great to see that the new Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance is now out, including my chapter, The IOC and Olympic Law: Scoping the Regulatory Space of the IOC: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Thanks to Annette Greenhow & John Wolohan for pulling it all together! #sportslaw
Thanks to Annette Greenhow & John Wolohan for pulling it all together! #sportslaw
More info on our new LLM International Sports Law & Governance @mmulawresearch.bsky.social:
Video: youtu.be/apKjgtTtOZ8?...
Info: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Open Days: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/open-d...
#sportslaw
Video: youtu.be/apKjgtTtOZ8?...
Info: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Open Days: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/open-d...
#sportslaw
LLM International Sports Law and Governance
YouTube video by Manchester Met Business and Law
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March 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
More info on our new LLM International Sports Law & Governance @mmulawresearch.bsky.social:
Video: youtu.be/apKjgtTtOZ8?...
Info: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Open Days: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/open-d...
#sportslaw
Video: youtu.be/apKjgtTtOZ8?...
Info: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Open Days: www.mmu.ac.uk/study/open-d...
#sportslaw
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This is fantastic! This website allows you to watch TV stations from around the world. I just watched 2 minutes of Afghan volleyball. All the small regional TV stations from Germany are here too. Spread the word! Source: tv.garden
March 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This is fantastic! This website allows you to watch TV stations from around the world. I just watched 2 minutes of Afghan volleyball. All the small regional TV stations from Germany are here too. Spread the word! Source: tv.garden
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Copyright infringement is not my legal forte.
But if there is any way of taking legal action against Meta for benefiting from the theft of my intellectual property, I am absolutely going to do so.
But if there is any way of taking legal action against Meta for benefiting from the theft of my intellectual property, I am absolutely going to do so.
Meta considered licensing books to train AI—but opted instead to pirate LibGen, a database that currently contains more than 7.5 million books and 81 million research papers, Alex Reisner writes.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Copyright infringement is not my legal forte.
But if there is any way of taking legal action against Meta for benefiting from the theft of my intellectual property, I am absolutely going to do so.
But if there is any way of taking legal action against Meta for benefiting from the theft of my intellectual property, I am absolutely going to do so.
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CJEU, sports law/consumer law
New judgment: contract to train minor in sports falls within scope of unfair contract terms directive - CJEU indicates what aspects might (or might not) be considered unfair -
Full text - curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
Press release curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: contract to train minor in sports falls within scope of unfair contract terms directive - CJEU indicates what aspects might (or might not) be considered unfair -
Full text - curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
Press release curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
March 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
CJEU, sports law/consumer law
New judgment: contract to train minor in sports falls within scope of unfair contract terms directive - CJEU indicates what aspects might (or might not) be considered unfair -
Full text - curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
Press release curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: contract to train minor in sports falls within scope of unfair contract terms directive - CJEU indicates what aspects might (or might not) be considered unfair -
Full text - curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
Press release curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
This from @JulesBoykoff is well worth a read on what the next IOC President should be focusing on when they take office... #sportslaw
Ahead of tomorrow's presidential election at the International Olympic Committee, read my new article in the International Sports Law Journal, "The Olympics in Crisis: Challenges, Reforms, & the Path Forward" TY @prof-mark-james.bsky.social @antoineduval.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Olympics in crisis: challenges, reforms, and the path forward - The International Sports Law Journal
The Olympic Games are a massive sport and marketing event that create significant revenues for the International Olympic Committee. The Olympics are a platform for the world’s most accomplished athlet...
link.springer.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This from @JulesBoykoff is well worth a read on what the next IOC President should be focusing on when they take office... #sportslaw
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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.➡️ www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
March 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.➡️ www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
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Submit your abstracts for the upcoming 2025 CLEER conference on how evolving institutional dynamics are challenging the EU's foreign policy.
🚨 Deadline: 30 April 2025
Read the full call
🚨 Deadline: 30 April 2025
Read the full call
March 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Submit your abstracts for the upcoming 2025 CLEER conference on how evolving institutional dynamics are challenging the EU's foreign policy.
🚨 Deadline: 30 April 2025
Read the full call
🚨 Deadline: 30 April 2025
Read the full call
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Liverpool fans affected by the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris have the right to have their personal injury claims heard in the UK, a judge has ruled after an attempt by Uefa to block it. By @robynvinter.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Liverpool fans to have 2022 Champions League final injury claims heard in UK
Judge rules in favour of football supporters after Uefa’s attempt to block court claims being held in Liverpool
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Liverpool fans affected by the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris have the right to have their personal injury claims heard in the UK, a judge has ruled after an attempt by Uefa to block it. By @robynvinter.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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🚨New publication from Manchester Law School Staff:
@prof-mark-james.bsky.social and Sarah Carrick have both contributed chapters to The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance.
More info here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
@prof-mark-james.bsky.social and Sarah Carrick have both contributed chapters to The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance.
More info here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance
The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance provides a definitive guide to the regulation of international and national sport through the lens of both regulatory, governance and legal framewor...
www.routledge.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🚨New publication from Manchester Law School Staff:
@prof-mark-james.bsky.social and Sarah Carrick have both contributed chapters to The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance.
More info here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
@prof-mark-james.bsky.social and Sarah Carrick have both contributed chapters to The Routledge Handbook on Sports Law and Governance.
More info here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...