New researches in Islamic humanities studies

New researches in Islamic humanities studies

Examining the challenges of professional contracts in sports with a look at the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh Bazokar 1
Rasoul Karami moghadam 2
Amir Javadi 3
1 Master's degree graduate, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
3 PhD student, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Varamin Branch
10.22034/api.2022.705956
Abstract
Professional contracts in sports are service contracts. Based on these contracts, a professional person is committed to professional obligations for a specific club within the framework of the contractual terms. Since these contracts are directly related to the economic system, they are of great importance, so that many important challenges in this regard have been legally supported. Among the most important challenges related to professional contracts in the field of sports can be considered the legal incapacity of some athletes to conclude contracts because these people, despite their young age, although they are professionals in a particular activity, do not have the necessary age to conclude contracts. The second challenge of professional contracts in sports can be considered the "non-compete clause" which is included in some contracts for professional persons, and based on which the athlete cannot work for competing teams for a certain period of time, and this non-activity also includes the period after the contract ends. In this article, an attempt has been made to describe professional contracts in sports and also to evaluate and analyze some legal challenges in this regard.
Keywords
Athlete
Professional
Contract
Eligibility
Competition
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New researches in Islamic humanities studies
Volume 1, Issue 1
March 1401
Pages 155-163