A Hartian conception of sport
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https://doi.org/10.52292/j.dsc.2025.3983Keywords:
sport, law, formalism, Hart, interpretativismAbstract
A recurring theme in the philosophy of sport, and more specifically in what is now called “sport jurisprudence,” is the attempt to characterize the phenomenon of sport by focusing on its normative components. In this sense, there is a long tradition in the philosophy of sport that has characterized it in terms very similar to those used by philosophers when referring to law: formalism, conventionalism, interpretivism. In this work, I have attempted to offer a conception of sport close to H.L.A. Hart’s characterization of law. In this sense, I have emphasized the delimitation of norms that can be characterized in similar terms to Hart’s distinction between primary and secondary rules. Secondly, I have attempted to offer a conception of adjudication in sport that is closer to a Hartian conception of adjudication in law than to an interpretivist one. In other words, referees generally limit themselves to the application of the various rules and do not refer to the internal values of the sport. Except in very flagrant cases where the application of the rule contradicts a principle of sports practice, this is correct.
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Ley 39/2022, del Deporte española del 30 de diciembre de 2022. «BOE» núm. 314, de 31/12/2022. Referencia: BOE-A-2022-24430. Enlace: https://www.boe.es/eli/es/l/2022/12/30/39/con
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