The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? Contributor(s): Anderson, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415429323 ISBN-13: 9780415429320 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: The first book of its kind dedicated to an assessment of the legality of boxing, The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the legal response to prize fighting and undertakes a current analysis of the status of boxing in both criminal legal theory and practice. In this book, Anderson exposes boxings 'exemption' from contemporary legal and social norms. Reviewing all aspects of boxing - historical, legal, moral, ethical, philosophical, medical, racial and regulatory - he concludes that the supposition that boxing has a (consensual) immunity from the ordinary law of violence, based primarily on its social utility as a recognised sport, is not as robust as is usually assumed. It:
An excellent book, it is a must read for all those studying sports law, popular culture and the law and jurisprudence. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Boxing - Law | Jurisprudence |
Dewey: 344.099 |
LCCN: 2006035953 |
Series: Birkbeck Law Press |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.41" W x 9.18" (1.08 lbs) 236 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The first book of its kind dedicated to an assessment of the legality of boxing, The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the legal response to prize fighting and undertakes a current analysis of the status of boxing in both criminal legal theory and practice. In this book, Anderson exposes boxing's 'exemption' from contemporary legal and social norms. Reviewing all aspects of boxing - historical, legal, moral, ethical, philosophical, medical, racial and regulatory - he concludes that the supposition that boxing has a (consensual) immunity from the ordinary law of violence, based primarily on its social utility as a recognised sport, is not as robust as is usually assumed. It:
An excellent book, it is a must read for all those studying sports law, popular culture and the law and jurisprudence. |