What is Crowd-Law? The idea behind it is that if large research projects can be split into small discrete units, then this will in turn enable large groups of people to take part and help to carry out the research. Instead of a sole researcher(s), then the power of the crowd will mean that much larger projects can be carried out.
So who can take part?
Anyone, of any age, background or country. You dont need any special legal or research training.
What do I do?
A number of research projects have been uploaded onto this site, click on the project that looks interesting and start contributing. If you want to be credited in the final research, remember to put down what changes you made to which part.
How much do I have to do?
As much or as little as you want. Crowd-law is all about allowing people the opportunity to take part in practical legal research. If you like it and want to keep contributing - fantastic! There may even be opportunities for you to develop your own mini-research projects for other people if you think a particular topic needs expanding.
There is no obligation to take part though. If you only want to read the research that's already been carried out, that is perfectly ok. Similarly if you can only add one little bit to the research, then that is fine too. The beauty of crowd-law research is that people share only what they are comfortable and able to contribute.
PROJECT 1: LIST OF SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Click here to enter the Sports & Activities page: http://crowdlaw.wikidot.com/sports
The main aim of this project is to establish a comprehensive list of sporting activities, alongside their respective governing bodies. A secondary aim is to find links between sporting activities and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
An early version of this table was published in: K Lines, ‘Six degrees of sports participation: are the Olympics the common denominator for all sports?’ (2008) 4 ISLR 53
PROJECT 2: LIST OF SPORTS & TECHNOLOGIES
Click here to enter the Sports Technology page: http://crowdlaw.wikidot.com/tech
The main aim of this project is to establish a comprehensive list of technology within sporting activities, alongside their respective governing bodies rules. A secondary aim is to find links and justifications for the rules
An early version of this research was published in: J Heshka & K Lines, ‘Swimming – Credibility Crisis or Tempest in a Teapot? Assessing FINA’s competency to regulate high-tech swimsuits’ (2009) 16 (3) Sport and the Law Journal 15-25
