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
📢 Time is running out! The early bird discount for our online course on the FIFA transfer system in theory and practice will expire on 1 September. Do not miss the chance to get a 25% discount! 📅 30 September-16 December 2026 | 📍Online 🔗 tiny.cc/FIFA_bluesky @antoineduval.bsky.social #FIFA
📢 #CallForPapers: The International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ) The editors invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming edition of the ISLJ conference on international sports law. The topic will be intellectual property law in international sport. 🗓️ 10 September 2026. ➡️ lnkd.in/eV25kwFN
⚽ FIFA’s RSTP is changing in 2027; it’s time for the football world to learn about the new rules of the mercato. That is why we are launching an online course on the FIFA transfer system. The course will equip you with the tools you need to navigate the legal framework. 🔗 tiny.cc/FIFA_bluesky
⚽ FIFA's transfer rules are changing in 2027. To stay on top of the latest rules, we are launching a new online course on the FIFA Transfer System, led by @antoineduval.bsky.social. 🔗Find out more: tiny.cc/FIFA_bluesky
⚽ Are you interested in #FIFA transfer system? We are launching an online course on the FIFA transfer system, delivered by sports law and football law expert @antoineduval.bsky.social. If you want to know the (legal) ins and outs of the mercato, this course is for you. 🔗 tiny.cc/FIFA_bluesky
« Des années de procédures auront donc abouti à une amende de 5 000 euros » Et la seule véritable sanction (interdiction de diriger des entreprises liées aux marchés publics) a été levée... 7 mois après la condamnation 🙃 La justice des cols blancs : - Plus lente - Peu contraignante - Si clémente
Mediapart@mediapart.fr · 4mo agoOlivier Dussopt, un ancien ministre condamné mais finalement épargné Par @pjanuel.bsky.social
Due to the new Policy on the Protection of the Female Category in Olympic Sport, all women and girls will have to undergo a genetic test. MICHELE KRECH and ANTOINE DUVAL reveal the scientific, procedural, and legal shortcomings of this new policy. verfassungsblog.de/ioc-genetic-...
In this post, @antoineduval.bsky.social and I offer an initial assessment of the IOC's justifications for its new genetic sex testing policy, demonstrating that its claims of scientific consensus, consensus among female athletes, and compliance with human rights laws are completely unsubstantiated.
Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 5mo agoDue to the new Policy on the Protection of the Female Category in Olympic Sport, all women and girls will have to undergo a genetic test. MICHELE KRECH and ANTOINE DUVAL reveal the scientific, procedural, and legal shortcomings of this new policy. verfassungsblog.de/ioc-genetic-...
#Sportslaw Breaking! Yesterday, we shared the Joint Statement from Legal Experts on Genetic #SexTesting in Sport with the #IOC. It argues that genetic sex testing violates numerous national & international laws & calls on the #IOC to reject its use as eligibility criteria. 👇👇👇
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...
Ukraine racer defies IOC ban by wearing ‘helmet of memory’ as anger grows
A Ukrainian skeleton racer has accused the International Olympic Committee of ‘betrayal’ after it banned his racing helmet showing images of athletes and friends killed following Russia’s invasion
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"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...
Asser International Sports Law Blog | A World Cup Without the World? How Trump’s Travel Ban Contradicts FIFA’s Values - By Rasoul Rahmani
Editor's note: Rasoul Rahmani is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Finland
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👀 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...
La proportionnelle : une urgence démocratique
L'adoption du mode de scrutin proportionnel apparaît aujourd'hui, selon deux politistes, comme une condition nécessaire pour redonner à la démocratie française la capacité de renouer avec des gouverne...
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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...
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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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.
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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.
JosimarFootball@josimarfootball.bsky.social · 11mo agoUefa 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...
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...
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
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.
Antoine Duval@antoineduval.bsky.social · 11mo agoThe 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
#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
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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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
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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
"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
European Court of Human Rights@echr.coe.int · last yr.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
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
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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🚆 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...
