Gigs – Jazz and the cabaret laws in New York City by Paul Chevigny by Tarik Sabry

“…It permitted unlicensed performances by no more than two musicians in liquor licensed venues. The UK’s new legislation introduces, in effect, a ‘none in a bar rule’, meaning that most venues will require entertainment licenses to provide any form of live music. …”
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Governance, Protest and Sport: An Australian Perspective by Tarik Sabry

“…In reviewing prominent incidents of protest and the evolution of public order laws in Victoria and New South Wales, this article highlights the complexity and contradictions underpinning the regulation of protest at major entertainment venues, and examines the impact of recent legislative reforms facilitating professional corporate event management.…”
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‘Papa’ Jack and US Federal Interventions by Tarik Sabry

“…On Boxing Day 1908 ‘Papa’ Jack became the first Afro-American to successfully cross the colour line by defeating Canadian Tommy Burns in the unlikely venue of Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. On returning to the United States, and successfully defending his title against ‘Gentleman’ James J. …”
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From regulation to governance and representation: agenda-setting and the EU’s involvement in sport by Tarik Sabry

“…The initiation and development of that policy can be considered an example of ‘task expansion’, in which the EU has extended the scope of its activities as a consequence of actors instrumentalising institutional venues to their own benefit. It draws on concepts from agenda-setting to argue that the initial insertion of sport in the EU’s systemic agenda can be explained by the commercialisation of sport in the 1980s and 1990s. …”
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Legal Guarantees for Olympic Legacy by Stephen A Stuart, Tarik Sabry

“…Furthermore, the paper provides the example of a Canadian educational foundation to illustrate the infrastructure the IOC could impose on host cities to ensure Games’ outcomes are sustainable in terms of the lifespan of venues, infrastructure, facilities and equipment.…”
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The Mayor’s A Square: Live Music and Law and Order in Sydney by Shane Homan by Tarik Sabry

“…Homan, now a lecturer in popular music at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, has been a local rock musician himself and used the connections he gained from his day job to interview many rock musicians and venue promoters in this particular area of Australia for the PhD/book. …”
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