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

Interestingly, in doing so, the Court referred extensively to the #IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations.

In particular, it concluded that the #UCI rules were not an appropriate mean to attain a legitimate objective because there was no scientific evidence showing a significant sporting advantage of transgender athletes.

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!

In particular, it concluded that the #UCI rules were not an appropriate mean to attain a legitimate objective because there was no scientific evidence showing a significant sporting advantage of transgender athletes.

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/...

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

#Sportslaw breaking!

AG Capeta from the #CJEU concludes in her Opinion under the #Seraing case that #CAS awards ought to be subjected to full review (all of EU law, not limited to EU public policy) by national courts to ensure effectiveness of #EULaw.

#Arbitration

Join me in two weeks at the #SpoHo in Cologne for a lecture on the #CAS at 40 and its looming midlife crisis.

I'll talk about the challenges faced currently by the CAS and how to overcome them (or not).

#Sportslaw #Arbitration #Independence #AccesstoJustice #ISU #Semenya #Seraing

Background readings for our #ZoomIn on the #Diarra ruling of the #CJEU.

A blog by @sportlawyer.bsky.social, @legal-man.bsky.social & Thomas Horton at footballlaw.co.uk/articles/dia...

A post by the CIES on the redistributive effect of the #FIFA transfer system football-observatory.com

#Sportslaw