Margaritis: Aspects of Fundamental Rights and Competition Law in Sports: A Case Collection of the CJEU

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Aspects of Fundamental Rights and Competition Law in Sports: A Case Collection of the CJEU

Author: Konstantinos Margaritis

Date of Publication: 4/2025 (240 printed pages)

ISBN: 978-3-941159-77-8 (Paperback) 
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Sport is more than physical activity — it is a cultural force and a legal phenomenon. This work explores the unique dual role of sport in the European Union: as a protected fundamental right in many member states, and as an economic activity subject to the rules of the internal market and competition law.
Through a curated collection of landmark judgments by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the author sheds light on how legal principles such as non-discrimination, freedom of movement for workers, and competition regulation apply within the world of professional sports — often challenging traditional structures and regulations of sporting bodies.
A valuable resource for legal professionals, students, and anyone interested in the intersection of law, fundamental rights, and sport, this work offers both insight and inspiration for further research.

The author Dr. Konstantinos Margaritis holds a Law degree from the Democritus University of Thrace, an LLM in International and European Public Law from Tilburg University and a PhD in Law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is currently Adjunct Academic at the University of Crete and the Democritus University of Thrace. He is the author of four monographs and numerous articles in the area of EU Law, Public Law and Fundamental Rights Protection.