Antoine Duval
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Our special section (co-edited with
@DanielaHeerdt
) of the
@Ger_Law_Journal
on 'The
#FIFA
World Cup 2022 & the struggle for
#HumanRights
in Qatar' is out (OA) at
#Sportslaw
#BizHumanRights
#LabourRights
#MigrantRights
#Qatar2022
A short thread
👇👇👇
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Here comes the
#Semenya
thread!
I focus on the impact of the decision beyond the individual fate of Caster Semenya, and assume that the decision is final (while it might be challenged before the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR).
I promise, it’s not as long as the judgment.
👇👇👇
#Sportslaw
breaking!
In watershed (and extremely long) judgment
#ECtHR
sides with Caster
#Semenya
and concludes that Switzerland breached
#ECHR
by condoning
#CAS
award.
Full text of the decision (in French) at
#HumanRights
#WorldAthletics
#DSD
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RIP
#SuperLeague
(19 April 2021-20 April 2021)
In memoriam a Gif history of your rise and fall.
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So much twitter ink has already been spilled on
#SuperLeague
but let me add my bit.
We are now entering a « drôle de guerre » phase, with both sides digging their trenches and waiting for the actual legal attack.
Meanwhile, here are some of the questions I wonder about [Thread]
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#Sportslaw
breaking!
In watershed (and extremely long) judgment
#ECtHR
sides with Caster
#Semenya
and concludes that Switzerland breached
#ECHR
by condoning
#CAS
award.
Full text of the decision (in French) at
#HumanRights
#WorldAthletics
#DSD
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Promise, this is my final
#SuperLeague
thread, after that back to real scholarly work.
A post-mortem analysis of an American dream that didn’t come true.
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Public service message to all sports journalists going crazy because of this.
The press release does not imply a full victory for the
#Superleague
, we need to read the judgement to properly grasp its implications.
#EULaw
#Sportslaw
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I have a new article out identifying the double (private-public) movement underlying
#HRDD
and charting some of
#Ruggie
's ideas and commitments which paved the way for it.
The first 50 copies are freely available at
#BizHumanRights
#UNGPs
#DueDiligence
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Now let's turn to
#SuperLeague
.
For now, the ruling is mostly interpreted as a massive win for the
#ESL
, but it is less dramatic for
#UEFA
/
#FIFA
than it might appear at first sight.
Here is why 👇👇👇
#Sportslaw
#EULaw
#Antitrust
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This will be a very interesting
#CAS
case (hopefully with a public hearing, though I doubt it), I’m very curious to see how
#FIFA
/
#UEFA
are going to justify legally these suspensions. (1/7)
#TransnationalLaw
#Sportslaw
#BizHumanRights
It's been so long since there was a good Russian case at CAS..... From the Russian Football Union: "We reserve the right to challenge the decision of FIFA and UEFA in accordance with international sports law."
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In 2014
@BenVanRompuy
and I submitted a complaint on behalf of
@marktuitert
&
@nielskerstholt
against
#ISU
to
@EU_Competition
with the support of
@EUAthletes
.
8 years later we've reached the pinnacle of
#EULaw
: the Grand Chamber of
@EUCourtPress
.
#ChanceToCompete
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10 Christmas takeaway on
#Superleague
,
#ISU
,
#RoyalAntwerp
.
To the
#CJEU
, I won't forgive you for having delivered these decisions on 21 December.
To journos, it took 24h for someone working on these issues since 15 years to digest the rulings, so take it slow!
👇
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#Sportslaw
Breaking!
I understand that the
#ECtHR
will release
#Semenya
decision on 11 July.
The judgment could have major implications for the
#CAS
& the role of
#HumanRights
in the transnational governance of sport.
#ECHR
#WorldAthletics
#DSD
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I really enjoyed talking to Noah about the
#CAS
.
It’s not the first time I’m coming out publicly to challenge the status quo at the CAS (see ) and I’d like to explain a bit why.
[Thread] 👇👇👇
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#Transparency
#Independence
In EP09 of the GA Podcast, host 2x Olympian Noah Hoffman is joined by Dr. Antoine Duval
@Ant1Duval
to discuss issues with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. What is keeping CAS from transparency? Listen below!
On
@ApplePodcasts
⬇️ or wherever you listen
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A voir
@edwyplenel
digne et responsable face aux insinuations abjectes de
@manuelvalls
dans l'affaire Ramadan
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#Sportslaw
Breaking!
#ECtHR
Grand Chamber will rule on Switzerland’s referral of the
#Semenya
case.
A pivotal moment for
#HumanRights
/
#ECHR
at the
#CAS
and in transnational sports governance, as well as for Switzerland’s responsibility in enabling the SGBs to govern as they do.
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The
#CAS
announced some notable amendments to its Code of Sports-Related Arbitration yesterday.
Full doc available at
Here is a (critical) thread on the main changes 👇👇👇
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#Independence
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Here is the programme for next week’s
@TMCAsser
/
@afronomicslaw
conference on ‘Delocalised justice: The transnationalisation of corporate accountability for human rights violations originating in Africa’.
Register at
#TWAIL
#Bizhumanright
#Kiobel
#Vedanta
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I read AG Rantos'
#SuperLeague
Opinion (available at ) for you and here are my main takeaways 🧵🧵🧵
#Sportslaw
#EUlaw
#BosmanDay
#FIFA
#UEFA
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My latest (open access!) article published
@IntSportsLawJ
looks at how the
#CAS
applies the
#ECHR
& turns into an unlikely judicial actor of European
#HumanRights
pluralism.
It’s available at
Thanks
@DanielaHeerdt
&
@jlindholm
!
#Sportslaw
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I talked [two hours] to
@TheEconomist
about
#WADA
,
#CAS
and the transnational governance of sports/anti-doping.
Here is my minute of fame
#Sportslaw
#Doping
#WADAisWeak
#Independence
#IOC
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Are
#FIFA
&
#UEFA
's decisions to remove Russian teams from international competitions a sign that the neutrality of sport is dead?
I review the decisions & ensuing
#CAS
awards in a new OA article available at
#Sportslaw
#IOC
#Neutrality
#UkraineRussiaWar
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At the request of my new [South-African, obviously] colleague
@MPlagis
, I swallowed the 163 pages of the
#Semenya
award yesterday.
It wasn’t the most pleasant literary experience of my life, but at least I learned what a judicial ‘hot tub’ is.
Here is a book review:
#Sportslaw
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I spoke to
@soenen_florian
about the next steps at the
#CAS
and beyond regarding
#ManCityBan
.
A short thread to share some of my key points (in English)
#Sportslaw
#UEFALaw
#FFP
Manchester City sanctionné : « Le Tribunal arbitral du sport pourrait considérer qu’il y a une inégalité avec le PSG »
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I talked to
@CoralieFebvre
about the potential
#EULaw
issues linked to
#FIFA
&
#UEFA
's decision to threaten players taking part in the
#SuperLeague
with an ineligiblity.
Full interview (in French) available at
#Sportslaw
#Antitrust
#ISU
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We (
@TMCAsser
) are recruiting a new
#EULaw
researcher with a focus on
#ClimateChange
/
#sustainability
.
More info on profile & conditions at
Deadline to apply: 22 May
Spread the word!
#Jobfairy
#ClimateCrisis
#Mhredd
#VSS
#SustainableFinance
#GreenDeal
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For EU
#Sportslaw
geeks, here is my short thread on the Opinion of AG
@maciejszpunar
and why its most important bit is not in the press release.
#EULaw
#UEFA
#HomegrownRule
#Article165
#FreeMovement
#Superleague
👇👇👇
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This is the 1st important change triggered by the
#Mutu
/
#Pechstein
decision of the
#ECtHR
.
#CAS
appeal hearings will from now on be public (at least in disciplinary cases) if requested.
The start of a new era for global sports justice!
#Sportslaw
#TransnationalLaw
#DueProcess
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Important
#BizHumanRights
news!
Hague Court will translate
#Kiobel
judgment in English after all.
Thanks to
@chpaulussen
for the tip to reach out to their communication team.
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Today, I’ll combine my main two academic hobbies
#Sportslaw
&
#BizHumanRights
at an important seminar on access to remedy in human rights cases involving sports.
I’ll be talking about
#CAS
’s (in)ability to deal with
#HumanRights
issues.
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#Sportslaw
Breaking!
German Constitutional Court released (finally) its
#Pechstein
decision.
Full text of the decision is available at
English Press release at
#Arbitration
#HumanRights
#AccessToJustice
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Slept almost 24h after two very intense days of
#ISLJConf18
@TMCAsser
with la crème de la crème of international
#Sportslaw
.
Many thanks to all those who supported us & to the attendees for making it such a lively & interesting conference.
See you next year for
#ISLJConf19
!
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Had a great [but way too short] time at
#PTG2017
talking about the need for
#Transparency
at the
#CAS
. Here is my powerpoint (thread)!
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#WeNeedToSee
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My thread on the interim decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal in the
@caster800m
case.
Full decision in French at
It highlights key features of the
#LexSportiva
& the ‘complicity’ of Swiss law in sheltering it from review.
#Sportslaw
#CAS
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In my latest article for
@TransLegalJ
I discuss how
#Qatar
's migrant workers became
#FIFA
's problem.
This is the story of a transnational struggle for responsibility.
Download it while it's free at
👇👇👇
#TransnationalLaw
#BizHumanRights
#Qatar2022
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Here is the first thread on the
#ISU
decision.
This case is very personal to me as it started in our (with
@BenVanRompuy
) shared office
@TMCAsser
in 2014, and I must (modestly) say our complaint held up well!
A long
#Sportslaw
/
#EULaw
Thread👇👇👇
Long live
#ChancetoCompete
!
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Amazing that the Dutch court immediately released an English version of the judgment.
A good reminder that climate justice is always transnational justice.
Also the decision is based on the
#ECHR
. So, who's next?
#ClimateChange
#ClimateJustice
#TransnationalLaw
#Urgenda
Full English text of
#Urgenda
ruling by Hague Appeal Court confirming the duty of the Dutch State to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% before the end of 2020 is available at
#ClimatChange
#ClimatJustice
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Fresh from the press!
#FIFA
and
#HumanRights
: A Research Agenda
Available open access on
@tilburglawrev
’s website at
#Sportslaw
#bizhumanrights
#Qatar2022
#UNGPs
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I finally (after 9 years working on it) managed to see the
#CAS
in real life thanks to
@WISLaw_
&
@d_mavromati
!
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#Lausanne
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'The European Roots of the
#LexSportiva
: How Europe Rules Global Sport' is out with
@hartpublishing
!
The volume is the result of a fruitful collaboration with
@jlindholm
&
@AlexKruger87
.
It is available open access at
#Sportslaw
#EULaw
#ECHR
#SwissLaw
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The latest (& final) edition of the
#YISA
is out!
You can find & order the digital version at
I had the honour & pleasure of co-editing with
@AntonioRigozzi
(and the invaluable editorial eagle eye of
@eehasler
) four issues of the Yearbook.
#Sportslaw
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#Sportslaw
Breaking !
New preliminary reference of the Belgian Cour de Cassation to the
#CJEU
on the
#ResJudicata
effect of
#CAS
awards in the Seraing case.
#FIFA
#TPO
#Arbitration
#CompetionLaw
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New
#BizHumanRights
call for papers!
With
@NadiaBernaz
, we're organizing a conference on the French
#DueDiligence
law
@TMCAsser
on 15-16 May.
We're calling for abstracts from ECRs (we cover travel & accommodation).
Deadline 22 March!
#DevoirDeVigilance
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I have a new paper out on the
#OlympicCharter
in a special issue of the Journal of Law & Society on societal constitutions in transnational regime.
Thanks to
@JiriPriban
for the opportunity & feedback.
Freely available at
#LexSportiva
#TransnationaLaw
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Goodbye Andrew Jennings, the man who took on the
#IOC
&
#FIFA
and led to
#Blatter
’s fall.
He was the embodiment of the nobility of investigative journalism, a fiercely independent and meticulous Sherlock Holmes of sport.
Investigative journalist Andrew Jennings died on Saturday January 8, 2022 after a brief, sudden illness.
During a lifetime of “chasing bad men” Andrew exposed corruption at Scotland Yard, at the Olympics and at FIFA.
obituary by
@JensSejerA
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My (too long) blog on the
#Mutu
/
#Pechstein
ruling of the
#ECtHR
is out!
In my view, this judgment should lead to fundamental changes in the way
#CAS
operates in order for its proceedings to comply with Art. 6§1
#ECHR
.
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#Independence
#Transparency
New Blog! The “Victory” of the
#CAS
at the
#ECtHR
: The End of the Beginning for the CAS.
By
@Ant1Duval
at
#Sportslaw
#ECHR
#HumanRights
#Arbitration
#Pechstein
#Mutu
#Independence
#Publicity
#FairHearing
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For the first time in its history
#CAS
publishes an Annual Report and Financial Statements, welcome to the era of (relative) transparency!
[Follow the thread]
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#CAS
ICAS 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements
⬇️⬇️⬇️
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This translation problem might be going on behind closed doors for years.
Basically, many athletes that do not speak English might not have been properly heard.
I find it quite troubling.
#Sportslaw
#CAS
#Arbitration
#SunYang
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15:2
15:2
16:1
16:1
15:2
15:2
Quite a statement by the
#ICJ
, we'll get to see now who takes the international order seriously...
#CeasefireNOW
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This decision will (99%) be appealed to the
#CAS
.
I wonder whether there will be a public hearing. There should in light of the public interest, but I’m quite afraid there won’t...
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#Transparency
#Doping
#PublicPrivate
WADA Executive Committee unanimously endorses four-year period of non-compliance for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency:
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This letter is pretty awful on so many counts, but it is shocking that
#IAAF
insists on pointing out that it is not bound by any
#HumanRights
, as if being a private regulator would be a license to do without them!
#Sportslaw
#Semenya
#BizHumanRights
#Horizontality
The
@iaaforg
responds to an Open Letter from the
@IWGWomenSport
; WSI & the
@IAPESGW
by arguing that its concerns are misplaced, & it isn't subject to human rights laws. IAAF Letter of Response: & original Open Letter:
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Takeaways from today’s
#Semenya
award:
1.
#CAS
= most tweeted about global judicial body (
#ICJ
judges must be jealous)
2.
#CAS
= least transparent global judicial body (an executive summary, please)
3.
#CAS
awards are getting too long (165 pages...)
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
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20. For
@MightyCaster
, this judgment is a tremendous victory and legacy, even though it will not allow her to come back on the tracks immediately (
@WorldAthletics
are sore losers) and will fall very short from compensating financially the damages she suffered.
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First time
@EUCourtPress
on Friday for the hearing of the
#ISU
case.
It’s strange & frustrating to be benched during the game when you (with
@BenVanRompuy
) have spend so much time to make it happen.
Here is a thread on my day of observation participante:
#Sportslaw
#Antitrust
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Full English text of
#Urgenda
ruling by Hague Appeal Court confirming the duty of the Dutch State to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% before the end of 2020 is available at
#ClimatChange
#ClimatJustice
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Today we're sitting in
@FIFPRO
's boardroom for a day of lectures & workshops on
#AthletesRights
.
Many thanks to
@alexculvin
@alegomezlawyer
@sarah_grego
@NRvanGerven
for making it happen !
#Sportslaw
#LaborRights
#HumanRights
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It’s christmas ‘avant l’heure’ today, just received two edited volumes I’m very proud to have contributed to.
Lots of good chapters to chew on, thank you
@PZumbansen
,
@LN_Ruiz
,
@AndreNunesChaib
&
@IngoVenzke
!
#TransnationalLaw
#LexSportiva
#CAS
#Legitimacy
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On Wednesday, the District Court of Dortmund issued an injunction blocking the implementation in Germany of the new
#FIFA
Football
#Agent
Regulations.
Here is a thread on what we know & what the case might mean for the future of the Regulations.
#Sportslaw
#EULaw
#Antitrust
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#Sportslaw
Call for Papers!
We (
@jlindholm
& I) organise in November in Sweden (or the digital void) a conference to reflect on the influence of European (meaning EU, ECHR & Swiss) law on the global governance of sport.
Send us your abstracts by 1 July!
[We cover travel costs]
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5. Exciting times, with real opportunities for transformative change in the way we regulate football, and not only in the direction of hyper commercialization. Ironically, the G12 could be triggering a backlash, leading to greater state interventionism in football.
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Our summer programme on sports and
#HumanRights
kicked off with a keynote by
@stevecockburn
on
@amnesty
's work in the area from
#Argentina1978
to
#Qatar2022
.
Great programme put together by
@DanielaHeerdt
with the support of
@FIFPRO
&
@SportandRights
.
#Sportslaw
#BizHumanRights
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#Sportslaw
breaking!
Highest French administrative court rejects challenge against
@FFF
’s blanket
#Hijab
ban.
Interesting conundrum for
#FIFA
, will it sanction
@FFF
for discriminating on the basis of religion? Or will it defer to
@Conseil_Etat
?
#FIFALaw
#HumanRights
Religion & sport : Le
@Conseil_Etat
rejette finalement le recours formé contre les statuts de la
@FFF
.
Une fédération sportive peut donc interdire le port de signes religieux (dont le hidjab) à tous les sportifs licenciés (même non-professionnels).
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#sportslaw
news: Switzerland has requested that the Caster
#Semenya
case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the
@ECHR_CEDH
:
#ECHR
#CEDH
#ECHRpress
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I didn't believe
#ISU
would risk getting a
#CJEU
decision on this issue, and I was wrong.
The Court will have the rare opportunity to weigh in on the structure of global sports governance & the role of EU competition law in shaping it. Stay tuned!
#Sportslaw
#EULaw
#Antitrust
Breaking: International Skating Union
#ISU
appeals
@EU_Competition
#antitrust
decision prohibiting their Eligibility Rules before General Court (Case T-93/18)
#Competitionlaw
#antitrust
@marktuitert
@nielskerstholt
@EUAthletes
@Sportslaw_Asser
#Chancetocompete
#sportslaw
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As (impartial) series editor (with
@BenVanRompuy
), I’m convinced this book will be transformative for the
#Sportslaw
field.
It puts some flesh/data on many intuitions we’ve had on
#CAS
jurisprudence & arbitrators.
#Sportslaw
Breaking!
Just published: 'The
#CAS
& its Jurisprudence: An Empirical Inquiry into
#LexSportiva
' by Prof. Johan Lindholm.
The book offers a radically new empirical perspective on
#CAS
, it's a must-have for all sports lawyers!
Info & order at
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New
#Sportslaw
Blog!
@BenVanRompuy
& I take stock (for
@EulawLive
) of one of the (least expected) legacies of our decade-long work on the
#ISU
case: the
#CJEU
's decision to (allow claimants to) take
#EULaw
out of
#CAS
.
Read it all at
#Arbitration
#SFT
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Thank you
@EuSport
for inviting me to introduce the panel on justice in sport at the
#EUSportForum
in Bucharest.
It was a very interesting, at times heated, discussion on the fairness of
#CAS
& sporting justice in general.
Here is a short thread on my 3 main points =>
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Here comes my thread on the
#RoyalAntwerp
case.
The case is publicly invisible due to the noise of the
#Superleague
, but contains interesting findings.
#Sportslaw
#EULaw
#Antitrust
#FreeMovement
#Specificity
👇👇👇
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#Sportslaw
/
#EULaw
Breaking!
New preliminary reference sent by Court of Appeal of Mons asking the
#CJEU
about compatibility of the
#FIFA
#RSTP
with Article 45 & 101 TFEU.
Full decision (in French):
Press release of the lawyers:
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#Sportslaw
Breaking!
#Seraing
judgment of Bruxelles Appeal Court is out!
3 main takeaways:
1. Seraing not bound by an
#arbitration
clause.
2. Bruxelles Court competent to hear dispute under Lugano Convention.
3. Preliminary reference to CJEU not granted.
#FIFA
#TPO
#CAS
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18. My 2 cents:
- CAS will have to seriously grapple with the
#ECHR
in its awards
- SFT will have to seriously review
#CAS
awards on appeal
- Expect an inflation in
#ECHR
language/proportionality analysis in transnational
#sportslaw
- Human rights lawyers will get jobs at CAS!!!
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2. Will EU law allow the football pyramid to deploy its power? I think it will, this is NOT an ISU situation. The UEFA calendar is at play, solidarity is at play. Players/clubs do not risk their economic livelihood over bans from national leagues/national teams. Big ≠!
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This is a very interesting case for
#Sportslaw
#LexSportiva
#CAS
#Arbitration
#TransnationalLaw
#Doping
and here is why...
[1/5]
#FollowTheThread
Russian court says bobsledder Alexander Zubkov can keep 2 Olympic gold medals stripped by IOC for doping.
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Look what I found while going through newly released
#CAS
awards to prepare a presentation in Barcelona next week.
For the panel,
#IAAF
is not an association of undertakings when it deals with
#doping
.
Ever heard of
#MecaMedina
?
#CJEU
?
#EUlaw
? Please.
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
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The end of another long & windy editorial journey is in sight.
Our (with Eva Kassoti) new edited volume is out at
Many thanks to our (diligent) contributors, our interns,
@RoutledgeLaw
, and
@TMCAsser
for hosting the trigger workshop in 2018.
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This ruling illustrates very well the difficulty that we/courts face in categorising SGBs as public or private actors.
They are in-between, constantly straddling the border. A very interesting case study for
#TransnationalLaw
researchers.
#LexSportiva
#SportsLaw
#EULaw
#Sportslaw
Breaking!
Interesting ruling by the
#CJEU
on the applicability of EU public procurement rules to sports federations.
Full text of the decision available in French & Italian at
#EUlaw
#PublicProcurement
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For now, the biggest surprised of the day is the underlined part in the
#ISU
press release.
While we (with
@BenVanRompuy
) challenged the mandatory
#CAS
arbitration in our complaint to DG Comp, I thought this ship had sailed after the
#ECtHR
's Mutu/Pechstein ruling.
#Sportslaw
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#Sportslaw
breaking!
EU Court of Justice
#CJEU
will deliver European Super League judgment on 21 December 2023
#antitrust
#competitionlaw
#CJEU
#EUlaw
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More than 200 awards, many not previously published and going as far back as 2006, have been added to the archives section of the CAS website
#sportsarbitra
#sportsarbitration
#sportslaw
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My friend & colleague
@jlindholm
just left the helm of
@IntSportsLawJ
after five extremely successful years as Editor-in-chief.
We owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his tireless dedication to the leading academic journal in the international
#Sportslaw
field.
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Final week to send your applications to join
@TMCAsser
's stellar team of researchers!
If you're into
#EULaw
#EnvironmentalLaw
#ClimateAction
#ClimateLitigation
#EnergyTransition
#GreenNewDeal
#Sustainability
#VSS
this position is for you.
We (
@TMCAsser
) are recruiting a new
#EULaw
researcher with a focus on
#ClimateChange
/
#sustainability
.
More info on profile & conditions at
Deadline to apply: 22 May
Spread the word!
#Jobfairy
#ClimateCrisis
#Mhredd
#VSS
#SustainableFinance
#GreenDeal
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The
#ECtHR
closes Strasbourg limb of the
#Pechstein
case for good.
BUT on the other side of the Rhine the
@BVerfG
is still to decide whether
#CAS
arbitration complies with German constitutional law.
We are almost at the end of the longest
#Sportslaw
saga since
#Bosman
.
Claudia Pechstein's request for referral to the ECtHR's Grand Chamber was rejected today
#sportsarbitration
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Join our digital workshop on the transnational legal struggles for
#HumanRights
and
#LabourRights
triggered by
#Qatar2022
.
A selection of the papers will feature in the
@Ger_Law_Journal
.
Send me your abstracts today!
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For once I fully agree with the ICAS,
#Seraing
is no
#Pechstein
and we will have to wait a bit more to see a much-needed reform of the
#CAS
.
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#Sportslaw
Breaking!
New ICAS statement on the Seraing case available at
For a similar take on the case and its (limited) impact on the
#CAS
& sports arbitration, see
@Ant1Duval
's blog at
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As usual strange things happened at the
#CAS
over the summer, again they discovered a few publishable awards from the early 2000s and 2010s in their drawers.
The question is: why are they published now?
Some hypotheses👇👇👇
#Sportslaw
#Arbitration
#BadGovernance
#Transparency
👉50+ awards, issued between 2003 and 2021, have just been added to the CAS database 👩⚖️🔖🧑⚖️
#sportsarbitration
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Thank you
@EuSport
for the invitation to introduce the panel on the definition of the specificity of sport today.
A tough assignment at the intersection between autonomy of sport, primacy of EU law and rights of athletes.
...Yes, I know, my hair was going wild...
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A
#SummerSchool
with a [stupendous] view!
Many thanks to
@CLS_summer
&
@_JanExner
for giving me the chance to lecture on top of a (Czech) mountain.
#Sportslaw
#TransnationalLaw
#LexSportiva
#GlobalLaw
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History of European
#Sportslaw
in the making
@TMCAsser
.
Prof. Weatherill stressing that it's time for a 'new story' between
#EULaw
& sport, one that involves the EU regulating the SGBs.
It's possible under the current treaties, all we need is political will.
#ISLJConf23
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#Football
Lesson 7: We are not doomed to see a
#SuperLeague
emerging. In my view, this judgment cannot and should not be read as an endorsement of the
#Superleague
, to the contrary. It is about the hypocrisy and arbitrariness of
#FIFA
/
#UEFA
.
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7. What is to be done? Fans must get organise and recognise that they have considerable political power in the football governance system, they can damage « brands » and demand that football be less about milking them financially.
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Habemus
#CAS
Order in the
#WorldCup2022
appeal of the Russian FA!
Here are the key takeaways [follow the thread]👇 👇 👇
#Sportslaw
Breaking!
#CAS
released the full text of its order in the case brought by the Russian FA against
#FIFA
/
#UEFA
suspension of its national team.
It is available at
#UkraineRussiaWar
#Qatar2022
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From 1-3 July 2020
@TMCAsser
is organizing an online workshop on International Public Interest Advocacy.
It’s a great programme with many frontline practitioners/academics sharing their insights and it won’t be dull with Geoff steering it.
Register at
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Full Dutch text of
#Kiobel
judgment of Hague Court is already available at
In light of the transnational interest in the case, it’s possible that the Court will release an English translation at a later stage.
#Shell
#Ogoni9
#BizHumanRights
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My take on the
#FootballLeaks
focusing on 3 aspects:
- UEFA's
#FFP
& the gap between law in action & law in books
- The
#SuperLeague
&
#EULaw
-
#Infantino
& the dominance of executive power inside
#UEFA
/
#FIFA
Bravo
@Rafanelli
@yphilippin
@hannekechin
@jlbrocken
@EICnetwork
!
New Blog! Season 2 of
#FootballLeaks
: A review of the first episodes by
@Ant1Duval
at
#Sportslaw
#Governance
#FIFA
#UEFA
#SuperLeague
#FFP
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[Better late than never...]
Our (with
@AntonioRigozzi
) new Yearbook of International Sports
#Arbitration
2016 is out!
You can get your review copy (or buy it) at
#Sportslaw
#CAS
#Pechstein
#Russia
#Doping
#30Years
#BAT
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1. Has the football pyramid (FIFA, UEFA & co) the power to stop this? If football is only about money for players and clubs of the
#Superleague
, probably not. If it’s also about people, history, culture, maybe.
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