Postgraduate Degree in Sports Law
Scientific Area
The sporting phenomenon demands specialized knowledge, but also transversal knowledge, with the legal dimension being a fundamental component.
A postgraduate degree in Sports Law is an essential tool for providing such knowledge, geared towards professional practice, but always based on solid theoretical foundations.
This is an online course, except for the initial and final sessions. Students outside the Lisbon district can attend all sessions online.
To provide specialized knowledge in the most diverse areas of Sports Law.
Graduates and professionals in Law and Sports, sports agents, and all others interested in obtaining theoretical and practical knowledge related to the rules applicable to the sporting phenomenon.
Modules
I – General Framework
Introduction to Sports Law I – 2 hours
Introduction to Sports Law II – 2 hours
Sports and the Constitution – 4 hours
II – Sports Organizations
Public and Private Sports Organization – 4 hours
Sports Clubs and Societies – 4 hours
Sports Federations and Professional Leagues – 4 hours
Top-level sports organizations – legal framework – 4 hours
III – Olympic and Paralympic Law
Olympic Law – 2 hours
Paralympic Law – 2 hours
IV – Sports: Labor, Tax, Intellectual Property and Data Protection Issues
Sports Labor Law – 8 hours
Sports Tax Law – 8 hours
Sports and Intellectual Property – 4 hours
Sports and Personal Data Protection – 4 hours
V – Sports Ethics
Legal Framework for Violence Associated with Sport – 8 hours
Legal Framework for Doping – 6 hours
Legal Framework for Corruption in Sport – 4 hours
VI – Sports Justice
Federal Court – 4 hours
Court of Arbitration for Sport (Portugal) I – 2 hours
Court of Arbitration for Sport (Portugal) II – 2 hours
Mediation of Conflicts in Sport – 2 hours
International Sport and Arbitration – 2 hoursJustiça federativa – 4 horas
Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto (Portugal) I – 2 horas
Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto (Portugal) II – 2 horas
Mediação de conflitos no Desporto – 2 horas
Desporto e arbitragem Internacional – 2 horas
VII – European and International Sports Law
Sports and European Union Law – 4 hours
Sports and Public International Law – 4 hours
Sports and International Human Rights Law – 4 hours
Sports and Private International Law – 2 hoursDesporto e Direito da União Europeia – 4 horas
Desporto e Direito Internacional Público – 4 horas
Desporto e Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos – 4 horas
Desporto e Direito Internacional Privado – 2 horas
VIII – Football Law
Football Regulations in Portugal – 4 hours
FIFA: International Transfer of Football Players – 3 hours
FIFA: Intermediaries Regulations – 3 hours
FIFA: Regulations for Minors – 3 hours
FIFA: Solidarity and Training Compensation Mechanism – 3 hours
FIFA – Disputes – 3 hours
Football at CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne) – 3 hours
IX – Sports Law: Essential Cross-Cutting Aspects
Sports and Local Authorities – 2 hours
Sports and Consumer Protection – 2 hours
Sports and Competition Law – 2 hours
Sports Insurance – 2 hours
Sports and Animals – Legal Framework – 2 hours
Legal framework for e-sports – 2 hours
Parity and Gender – Limits of equality in sport – 2 hours
Sports with Weapons – Law and Security – 2 hours
The Law of Fitness – 2 hours
Legal framework for sports betting – 2 hours
Integrity in Sport – 2 hours
Automotive Law – 2 hours
Compliance in Sports – 2 hours
Television broadcasting rights in sports – 2 hours
Lex Sport and Autonomy – 2 hours
Legal Regime of the Arbitrator – 2 hours
Timeshare ownership in football clubs – 2 hours
Doutor Alexandre Miguel Mestre
Doutor André Lamas Leite
Doutor Artur Flamínio da Silva
Doutora Constança Urbano de Sousa
Doutora Cláudia Viana
Doutor Fernando Seara
Doutor Jónatas Machado
Doutor Jorge Morais Carvalho
Doutor Lúcio Miguel Correia
Doutor Miguel Furtado
Doutor Pedro Trovão do Rosário
Doutor Rúben Bahamonde
Doutor Rui Teixeira Santos
Doutor Wladimyr Camargos
Mestre Alexandre Vaz
Mestre Francisco Rodrigues Rocha
Mestre Gonçalo Almeida
Mestre Jerry Silva
Mestre José Eugénio Dias Ferreira
Mestre Luís Paulo Relógio
Mestre Maurício Correia da Veiga
Mestre Patrícia Cardoso Dias
Mestre Patrícia Sousa Borges
Mestre Paulo Lourenço
Mestre Pedro Henrique Mendonça
Mestre Sérgio Castanheira
Dr. André Pereira da Fonseca
Dr. Bernardo Palmeiro
Dr. Carlos Cardoso
Dr. Carlos Lello Filipe
Dr. Diogo Guia
Dr. Emanuel Calçada
Dr. Fernando Veiga Gomes
Dr. Hugo Vaz Serra
Dr. João Nogueira da Rocha
Dr. João Paulo Almeida
Dr. José Eduardo Fanha Vieira
Dr. José Miguel Sampaio e Nora
Dr. Luís Cassiano Neves
Dr. Miguel Santos Almeida
Dr. Pedro Berjano Oliveira
Dr. Pedro Cortés
Dr. Pedro Garcia Correia
Dr. Rui Alexandre Jesus
Dr. Rui Botica Santos
Dr. Tiago Carvalho
Testimonials
Next Edition: November 14, 2025
Teaching Regime: Online
Duration: 5 mouths
ECTS: –
Time: Fridays from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Saturdays from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
- Registration fee: €150
- Registration fee: R$ 100
- School insurance: €20
- Certificate of qualifications: €75
- Fee: €1.575*
Payment can be made in 5 monthly installments or in full with a 3.5% discount.
*Former students of AUTÔNOMA receive a 10% discount on their monthly tuition fees.
Partner members receive a 15% discount on their monthly fee.
- Original or certified copy of the Qualifications Certificate (a)
- Color photograph
- Curriculum vitae.
(a) Qualifications obtained at the Autonomous University do not require authentication. In the case of qualifications obtained abroad, in addition to the authentication of the copy(ies) described above, authentication by the Portuguese Embassy or Consulate in the country of origin of the academic qualification or by the Apostille of the Hague Convention is required. If the documents are not in Portuguese, translation of the documents by a translator recognized by the Portuguese diplomatic representation will be required.
Registration will only be validated upon payment of the fee and delivery (within a maximum of 30 days) of all requested documentation.
Failure to submit the aforementioned documents invalidates the registration and prevents attendance at the course.











