Autónoma Academy

Postgraduate Degree in Sports Law

Scientific Area

Law

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

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CONTACT REQUEST

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

  • 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.