Delighted to host @antoineduval.bsky.social at @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social for a conversation on the democratic deficit inherent in the transnational dispute resolution structures of #sports #CAS @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @tmcasser.bsky.social www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events...

#Sportslaw in action at #MilanoCortina2026 Will the #IOC/#IBSF dare to sanction #heraskevych if he wears his memorial helmet during the competition? Here are some thoughts on a case to watch 👇👇👇 #CAS #OlympicCharter #FreedomofExpression #ECHR #Neutrality www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

"The uncomfortable truth is that Infantino seems unwilling to risk his personal relationship with Trump by publicly criticizing policies that fundamentally contradict FIFA’s stated mission." Excellent from Rasoul Rahmani on @antoineduval.bsky.social's sports law Blog www.asser.nl/SportsLaw/Bl...

👀 À lire sur @laviedesidees.bsky.social : « La proportionnelle, une urgence démocratique », une note co-écrite avec @egrossman.bsky.social qui nous tient très à cœur dans la crise politique que nous traversons. laviedesidees.fr/La-proportio...

Delighted to announce the @routledgebooks.bsky.social Series on Sport & Human Rights that I will edit with @danihee.bsky.social @sportandrights.bsky.social @idrottsforum.bsky.social @prof-mark-james.bsky.social @antoineduval.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social 📌 www.routledge.com/Sport-and-Hu...

A thread on Barney Ronay's article criticising the decision Birmingham City Council and supported by West Midlands police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from traveling to Birmingham. It might be a depressing decision but it's not a terrible one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

In advance of tomorrow's match between Italy and Israel, here again is my and @antoineduval.bsky.social piece in @josimarfootball.bsky.social on the serious governance failures that mean Israel is still allowed to compete. And no, the peace-plan changes nothing josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...

Our (with @ncgeehan.bsky.social) piece on #UEFA/#FIFA's failure to sanction the #Israel Football Association is out @josimarfootball.bsky.social. We argue that they are unethical in the name of neutrality, applying unjustifiable double standards to Russia & Israel, & failing to enforce their rules.

Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure. By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...

The Grand Chamber's decision not only says that World Athletics' female eligibility rules must be subjected to rigorous human rights review, but also suggests that their shaky evidentiary foundations and seriously harmful consequences make the rules unlikely to withstand future legal challenges.

#Sportslaw Blog! With Faraz Shahlaei we prepared a symposium for Strasbourg Observers focused on the #Semenya judgement of the Grand Chamber of the #ECtHR. Our opening blog introducing the symposium is at strasbourgobservers.com/2025/10/01/e... #ECHR #HumanRights #DSDRegulations #WorldAthletics

3/ The Russian Football Union took UEFA and FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. See @antoineduval.bsky.social's excellent analysis of that here - essentially CAS sided with UEFA and FIFA's claims that they needed to protect their competitions www.boomportaal.nl/tijdschrift/...

Multiple well-sourced articles, including a piece today in The Guardian, suggest UEFA is on the verge of suspending the Israel Football Association. A 🧵 on some of the background to this www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Algerian Olympic Champion #ImaneKhelif filed an appeal at #CAS early August against a #WorldBoxing decision declaring her ineligible to compete for upcoming World Boxing event after she refused to undergo genetic sex testing. #Sportslaw #DSD #Intersex #Semenya #ECHR #HumanRights

Affaire Caster Semenya: le sport international n’échappe pas aux droits humains ➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/7Ks

💬 Join us for a panel discussion to examine how war impacts corporate accountability for human rights and what 'responsible conduct' entails during and after conflict. ▶️ Sign up today: lnkd.in/emADdqfF @dcherneha.bsky.social @antoineduval.bsky.social #CorporateAccountability #HumanRights

Thursday was all about #Semenya, but in a very interesting judgement a Belgium court found that the #UCI rules barring access to female competitions to transgender athletes are contrary to EU anti-discrimination rules!

"The Finish Line of Caster Semenya’s Judicial Marathon" ANTOINE DUVAL (@antoineduval.bsky.social‬) on yesterday's Semenya ruling by the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR and why it's a wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Supreme Court & the Court of Arbitration for Sport. verfassungsblog.de/caster-semen...

#Semenya Thread! It took me a while to digest the judgement, but here are some takeaways. Nutshell: Unlike other commentators, I think the #GrandChamber judgement can be more transformative for transnational sports governance than the Chamber's ruling. #Sportslaw #ECHR #ECtHR

It's #Semenya day! Today, the Grand Chamber of the #ECtHR will deliver its judgment in the case #Semenya v. Switzerland (live on YouTube at youtube.com/@EuropeanCou...). Some thoughts before the tempest👇👇👇 #Sportslaw #DSD #Eligibility #ECtHR #CAS #SFT #Arbitration #HumanRights

🚆 The #SDD train has left the station! As the #Omnibus process continues, businesses & authorities are already acting on the #CSDDD, #EUDR & more. Join us on June 20 (14.00 CET) in Amsterdam for expert roundtables on the future of EU due diligence. ▶️ Sign up: www.asser.nl/education-ev...

#Sportslaw Mega-Breaking! #Semenya ruling of the Grand Chamber of the #ECtHR to be released on 10 July. This will be a fork-in-the-road decision for the future place of #HumanRights (and the #ECHR in particular) in transnational sports governance. #Intersex #WorldAthletics

FairSquare's latest statement on FIFA's dissembling and stalling over Israel. It is increasingly apparent that FIFA's senior leadership will do whatever it can to ensure that the FIFA Congress will be given a vote on a proposal to suspend Israel fairsq.org/fifa-continu...

Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a

Our proposal for a European Sports Act! Sport needs reforming and the EU, so we believe, can effect positive change. We propose EU rules on good governance, social responsibility, human rights, plus better safeguards for athletes and fans. A short thread breaking down the key elements.

Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.

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Significant victory for Brann! @mchristenson.bsky.social reports that #CAS has applied #HumanRights & #FreeSpeech principles in its decision - a positive development. Awaiting publication of the CAS decision! @prof-mark-james.bsky.social @antoineduval.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Important new #Sportslaw paper on #CAS by my colleague Johan Lindholm from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social. It highlights the influence of experienced arbitrators on CAS awards & the advantage of SGBs in identifying & selecting them. It's available open access at academic.oup.com/arbitration/...

Once again, I must stress that there is a pretty obvious answer to this madness, which is to have a big, fat tariff on US oligarchs and their multinationals! gabrielzucman.substack.com/p/americas-o...

I was meant to visit Columbia next month but I cancelled today. In this letter I state my reasons. Strong solidarity with everyone at Columbia affected by these appalling repressive measures!

BREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him. Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.

White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.

Ahead of tomorrow's presidential election at the International Olympic Committee, read my new article in the International Sports Law Journal, "The Olympics in Crisis: Challenges, Reforms, & the Path Forward" TY @prof-mark-james.bsky.social @antoineduval.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Voor onderzoekers Klaas Eller en @antoineduval.bsky.social was samenwerken een logische stap. In hun interdisciplinaire project #DigiChain onderzoeken ze hoe technologie kan bijdragen aan duurzaamheidsregelgeving. @uva.nl @tmcasser.bsky.social bit.ly/4ihHMpF

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Another great read from @antoineduval.bsky.social this time on the AG's opinion in the Seraing case #sportslaw

How much authority does CAS deserve, how much does it need? Intriguing proposal by @antoineduval.bsky.social to apply the old German 'Solange' doctrine to sports arbitration. 👇

Check out my blog @verfassungsblog.de engaging with AG Ćapeta's Opinion in the #Seraing case & its implications for the #CAS. I share the AG's view on the specificities of CAS #arbitration, but think its supervision by the #CJEU should take the form of a transnational #Solange. #EUlaw #Sportslaw

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"Si on taxe les ultra-riches ils vont fuir, n'est-ce pas ?" Et bien non. Cet argument, infiniment ressassé, est d'une immense faiblesse Explications 🧵

Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data) • about 790,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,040,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,430,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Cela semble absurde, et j’ai été choqué la première fois que je l’ai compris, mais la France – il n'y a pas d'autre mot – est bien un paradis fiscal pour milliardaire Explications détaillées 🧵

Ce qui s'est passé en janvier est à la fois surprenant et alarmant : c’est le mois de janvier le plus chaud jamais enregistré, et pour la première fois, cela se produit sous un régime El Niño. Or, ce phénomène s'accompagne habituellement d'un refroidissement temporaire des températures.

Very proud to be supporting the first ever conference (organised by Gujarat National Law University) focused on 'Transnational #SportsLaw from the periphery'. Spread the words & send your abstracts by 15 February! #LexSportiva #TransnationalLaw #TWAIL #GlobalSouth

📣Register now - panel discussion on Milieudefensie v Shell 13 February 17:00-18:30 📣 Join @tmcasser.bsky.social and @seven-uva.bsky.social for a discussion on the lessons of this important case in #climatelitigation against corporations. Register here: www.asser.nl/education-ev... #bizhumanrights

Pursuant to HRC Res #54/25, @un.org #HumanRights Office is calling for inputs for its Report on #racism & #discrimination in #sports Deadline: 14.02.2025 📌 www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for... @antoineduval.bsky.social @prof-mark-james.bsky.social @sportandrights.bsky.social @fairplayinitiative.bsky.social

New open access article in the International Sports Law Journal: 'The protection of the Olympic properties in the digital environment: challenges and perspectives' by Prof Jacques de Werra, available at: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #sportslaw www.linkedin.com/in/jdewerra/...

I'm not a fan of the impact obsession in academia (see Ingo Venzke's editorial). BUT it feels good to see my work used in AG Ćapeta's #Seraing Opinion: curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_... & to have my views quoted in @mjslater.bsky.social's piece for @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...