Antoine Duval
@antoineduval.bsky.social
Senior Researcher @tmcasser.bsky.social | Head of the Asser International Sports Law Centre and Doing Business Right project | PhD from @EUI-eu.bsky.social | Playgrounds #Sportslaw #EULaw #PrivateGovernance #BizHumanRights #TransnationalLaw
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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...
Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one | Barney Ronay
The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up
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October 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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...
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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...
More political theatre while Gaza burns - josimarfootball.com
Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.
josimarfootball.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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.
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...
By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...
More political theatre while Gaza burns - josimarfootball.com
Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.
josimarfootball.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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.
We argue that they are unethical in the name of neutrality, applying unjustifiable double standards to Russia & Israel, & failing to enforce their rules.
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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...
By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...
More political theatre while Gaza burns - josimarfootball.com
Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.
josimarfootball.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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...
By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2025/10/06/m...
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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.
The third blog by @michelekrech.bsky.social focuses on the impact of the #Semenya judgment on eligibility rules for female competitions arguing that it changes everything.
it is available at strasbourgobservers.com/2025/10/03/t...
#Sportslaw #DSDRegulations #WorldAthletics #CAS #ECtHR
it is available at strasbourgobservers.com/2025/10/03/t...
#Sportslaw #DSDRegulations #WorldAthletics #CAS #ECtHR
The Semenya Judgment and Women’s Eligibility in Sport: Nothing Changes, Everything Does! - Strasbourg Observers
Dr. Michele Krech1 *** Between the first and the eight of October, the Strasbourg Observers blog is hosting a symposium examining various aspects of the ECtHR’s ruling in Semenya v. Switzerland. The s...
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October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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
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
Examining the Grand Chamber's Ruling in Semenya v Switzerland: Introducing the Symposium - Strasbourg Observers
Dr. Antoine Duval & Dr. Faraz Shahlaei1 *** Between the first and the eight of October, the Strasbourg Observers blog is hosting a symposium examining various aspects of the ECtHR’s ruling in Semenya ...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#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
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
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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/...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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/...
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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...
Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban
Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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
#Sportslaw #DSD #Intersex #Semenya #ECHR #HumanRights
September 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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
#Sportslaw #DSD #Intersex #Semenya #ECHR #HumanRights
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Affaire Caster Semenya: le sport international n’échappe pas aux droits humains
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July 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Affaire Caster Semenya: le sport international n’échappe pas aux droits humains
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"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.
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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...
July 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"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...
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 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
Grand Chamber judgment Semenya v. Switzerland - the Court held that there had been a violation of the right to a fair hearing tinyurl.com/ymbwp8kw
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
July 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
#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 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
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
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.
La Cour eur...
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July 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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
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
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🚆 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.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🚆 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.
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#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
#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
June 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#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
#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
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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...
FIFA continues to stall and misrepresent over Israel sanctions
FIFA’s ongoing failure to enforce sanctions against the Israeli Football Association (IFA) despite long-standing and irrefutable evidence that the IFA is in violation of FIFA Statutes is further evide...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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...
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
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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.
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.
April 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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.
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.
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Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
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🔴 What did our participants say about our online summer programme on sports and human rights?
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April 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🔴 What did our participants say about our online summer programme on sports and human rights?
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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!
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Norwegian club Brann win court ruling over fans’ right to sing ‘Uefa mafia’
Brann have won a landmark freedom of expression case that has ruled Uefa should not have punished the club for their fans singing ‘Uefa mafia’
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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!
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
@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/...
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/...
April 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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/...
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/...
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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!
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America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel
The best thing that countries targeted by Trump's punitive tariffs can do is condition market access for foreign multinationals and billionaires on fair taxation.
gabrielzucman.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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...
gabrielzucman.substack.com/p/americas-o...