Sports law is not a typical area of law. Unlike, for example, antitrust, contract or employment law, each of which is distinct and largely self-contained, sports law covers various laws and regulations, incorporating elements of contract, employment, commercial, intellectual property, criminal, dispute resolution and various other laws. This is supplemented by a continually developing regulatory framework established by the various national and international governing bodies and federations within each sport, creating a complex structure of laws, rules and regulations that constitute sports law.