Ateneo Law - Sports Law ILC
Sports Law Certificate
The Ateneo de Manila University Law School (ALS) and the Sports Law Institute and Learning Center (Sports Law ILC) are excited to announce a partnership to develop sports law in the Philippines.
Beginning SY 2026 – 2027, the ALS and Sports Law ILC will provide a special Sports Law Certificate to eligible ALS students upon their graduation.
Envisioned as part of the ALS J.D. degree, the Sports Law Certificate will direct interested students to courses and extracurricular learning opportunities needed to excel in the field of sports law. The Sports Law Certificate will also prove as a helpful credential for students who wish to explore employment in the sports industry, particularly in international federations, professional clubs, professional or amateur leagues, university athletic programs, and national sports associations.
This specialized Sports Law Certificate is the first of its kind in the Philippine legal education.
The partnership between the ALS and Sports Law ILC promises to make the ALS the academic center for sports law education in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. As sports law is an exciting and emerging field of practice within the region, the partnership will put the ALS ahead of the curve in terms of innovation in legal education in the region, with Sports Law ILC providing its sports law expertise and network.
As a career in sports law requires a deep understanding of different fields of law, the Sports Law Certificate will require students to enroll in certain ALS electives and join sports law-related extra-curricular activities. Details of the specific requirements can be found below.
Interested ALS students must signify their intention for the Sports Law Certificate upon choosing their respective tracks and by e-mailing Sports Law Professor Ignatius Michael D. Ingles (iingles@ateneo.edu). This will ensure that candidates will be receive proper guidance.
Ateneo Law - Sports Law ILC
Sports Law Certificate Requirements
1. Passing grade in the following ALS subjects:
a. Obligations and Contracts;
b. Torts;
c. Labor I;
d. Labor II;
e. Taxation I; and
f. Basic Legal and Judicial Ethics.
2. Enrolment and passing grade in the following ALS electives:
a. International Sports Law;
b. Emerging Issues in Sports Law;
c. Any elective on Alternate Dispute resolution; and
d. Any elective on Intellectual Property Law.
3. Extracurricular requirements:
a. Participate in an international sports law moot competition, such as the Malaysian Bar Sport Arbitration Competition or the LawInSport Sports Law Arbitration Moot; and
b. Participate in the Sports Law ILC Sports Law Student Writing Competition.
These requirements ensure that students will have a firm foundation in sports law. Upon completion of the requirements, students are expected to have enhanced capacities in policy, advocacy, and decision-making, with the aim to uplift Philippine sports by providing a robust (and much needed) legal and ethical foundation.
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