Lawyer in the Field of Sports Law (Sports Lawyer)

• Human Rights in Sports
• Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Sportsman
• Sporting Infrastructure: Main Requirements and Regulations
• Sports Administration Pyramid: European and American Models of Sports Organisation
• Regulation of Labour and Social Protection of Sportsmen and Coaches in Russia
• Organisation of Official Sports Events: Russian Legislation and Regulatory Documents of the Federations
• Dispute Resolution in Sports
• Disciplinary Disputes in Sports
• Disputes Resulting from the Conduct of Spectators at Sports Events
• Financing and Taxation of Sports in Russia
• Intellectual Property Rights in Sport

• The practices of the best world master's programmes in sports law are used
• The programme is designed and implemented in collaboration with leading employers in the field of sports. The learning process is planned taking into account the logic of area of study for each semester
• There are agreements with relevant partner organisations for internships
• The practices of the best world master’s programmes in sports law are used
• The programme is designed and implemented in collaboration with leading Russian employers in the field of sports
• The vast majority of lecturers are practicing lawyers specialising in sports law
• The learning process is planned taking into account the logic of area of study for each semester
• There are agreements with field-specific partner organisations where students can do internships

Graduates are capable of:

• Preparing opinions on legal issues arising in the activities of subjects in the field of physical training and sports; and monitoring the compliance of the above activities with the requirements of the current legislation and regulatory documents of sports federations and leagues
• Preparing documents required for the sports club to undergo licencing procedure in compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents of sports federations and leagues; preparing documents and making other commitments necessary for the application of athletes and the coaching and administrative staff of the club in order to ensure their participation in official competitions
• Carrying out legal examination and developing internal regulatory documents in the field of physical training and sports by subjects; carrying out legal examination of agreements concluded by subjects in the field of physical training and sports
• Representing the interests of subjects in the field of physical training and sports in: government agencies; sports federations; leagues; clubs; sports schools; sports agencies; and other sports organisations
• Conducting claims work; representing in courts, the jurisdictional bodies of sports federations and leagues, and arbitration institutions on behalf of entities in the field of physical training and sports

• Sports autonomy: grounds and limits (lex sportiva and lex ludica)
• Analysis of possible amendments to the Russian Labour Code in order to bring it in line with existing realities in the Laws of the Game (football)
• Analysis of the application of the UEFA financial fair play system: is this tool for regulating clubs’ economic activity fair?
• Possible ways of raising finance for transfer deals: current trends and their applicability under Russian law
• Individual labour disputes between athletes and coaches and the procedure for their consideration
• Key issues in the transfer of exclusive rights to broadcast sporting events
• Compensation to coaches for training and instructing athletes: regulation by all-Russian sports federations
• Procedural regulation of advertising during sporting events
• Public control by regional sports federations over organisations providing sports training that they meet federal sports training standards
• Legal nature of sponsorship in sporting events
• Legal regulation of sports training
• Legal regulation of sports rights to hockey players
• Legal regulation of safety in sport
• Legal status of regional sports federations
• Legal safeguards for the social protection of athletes in the event of occupational pathology or disability as a result of sports activities
• Legal specifics in the creation and operation of sports infrastructure using public-private partnership mechanisms
• Principle of contractual stability in professional football vs. athletes’ right to freedom of employment
• Legal protection of public order and public security during official sporting events in Russia 
• Regulating the market of football agents (intermediaries): international and Russian approaches
• Russian legislation and sporting sanctions in hockey: a comparative aspect
• Certification of coaches by regional sports federations as a system of control and motivation
• The football dispute resolution system, the role of national and international sports jurisdictions
• Physical training and sports management system
• Development trends in anti-doping legislations
• Transfer agreement and its qualification with regard to Russian civil laws

• University of Hamburg (Germany)
• Free University of Berlin (Germany)
• Peking University (China)

Master’s students have an opportunity to take advantage of St Petersburg University’s extensive international links.

• Preparation of opinions on legal issues arising in the activities of subjects in the field of physical training and sports; and monitoring the compliance of the above activities with the requirements of the current legislation and regulatory documents of sports federations and leagues.
• Preparation of documents required for the sports club to undergo licencing procedure in compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents of sports federations and leagues. Preparation of documents and other actions necessary for the application of athletes and the coaching and administrative staff of the club in order to ensure their participation in official competitions.
• Carrying out legal examination and development by subjects of internal regulatory documents in the field of physical training and sports; concluding by subjects of agreements in the field of physical training and sports.
• Representing the interests of subjects in the field of physical training and sports in: government agencies; sports federations; leagues; clubs; sports schools; sports agencies; and other sports organisations.
• Conducting claims work, representing in courts the jurisdictional bodies of sports federations and leagues, and arbitration institutions on behalf of entities in the field of physical training and sports.

Organisations where our graduates work

• Football Club Zenit
• Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast
• Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg
• Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of St Petersburg
• Ernst & Young (SNG) (St Petersburg office)
• Pepeliaev Group

Professions

• Lawyers in relevant public agencies (e.g. The Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of St Petersburg)
• Lawyers in companies providing legal support and consulting on sports
• Lawyers in sports federations and leagues
• Lawyers of sports clubs

The programme has been internationally accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) as part of the institutional accreditation of the Faculty of Law, the Certificate dated 26 February 2021.