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Antoine Duval

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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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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
⚽ Last spots available! The online course on the #FIFATransferSystem in theory & practice kicks off next week. Join us to hear directly from experienced practitioners who will walk you through how they approach their work, the challenges they face & what skills matter. 🔗 tiny.cc/FIFA_bluesky
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
⚽ The FIFA transfer system is shaped by complex rules & processes, but also by people. Behind the #RSTP & its operation lies a complex human network. This course brings them to the digital classroom. 👇Have a look at the confirmed practitioner line-up. 🔗Find out more & register tiny.cc/FIFA_bluesky
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📢 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
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📢 #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
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
⚽ 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
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
⚽ 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
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
⚽ 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
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 07/04/2026
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-...
The IOC policy proposes to reassign their sex against their will for the purpose of Olympic competitions.
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Michele Krech @michelekrech.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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.
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#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. 👇👇👇
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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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...
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#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...
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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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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"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...
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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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Isabelle Guinaudeau @iguinaudeau.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
👀 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...
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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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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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...
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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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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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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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...
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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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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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.
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JosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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...
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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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Michele Krech @michelekrech.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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.
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
#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
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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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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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...
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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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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
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
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Le Temps @letemps.ch · 16/07/2025
Affaire Caster Semenya: le sport international n’échappe pas aux droits humains ➡️ l.letemps.ch/7Ks
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
💬 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
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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!
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 11/07/2025
"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...
Quote: “The case will affect the field of transnational sports law and governance for years to come.”
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
#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
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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
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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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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚆 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...
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
#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
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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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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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a
laura loomer tweet: WOKE MARXIST POPE
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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/04/2025
Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🔴 What did our participants say about our online summer programme on sports and human rights? 🏅 Join us for the opportunity to engage directly with experts and connect with participants from around the world. ➡️ bit.ly/4jlGzxx ✴️ Scholarships: apply by 30 April 2025, 20:00 CET. ➡️ bit.ly/4cC7T8D
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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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...
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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’
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Antoine Duval @antoineduval.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
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/...
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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...
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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.
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Martijn Hesselink @martijnhesselink.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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!
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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.
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"A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since."
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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...
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The Olympics in crisis: challenges, reforms, and the path forward - The International Sports Law Journal
The Olympic Games are a massive sport and marketing event that create significant revenues for the International Olympic Committee. The Olympics are a platform for the world’s most accomplished athlet...
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Amsterdam Law School @uvalawschool.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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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DigiChain: een samenwerking tussen UvA en het Asser Instituut
Samenwerking tussen verschillende instituten binnen een universiteit is niet altijd eenvoudig. Voor onderzoekers Klaas Eller (UvA) en Antoine Duval (het Asser Instituut) was samenwerken een logische s...
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🗨️Sustainability due diligence will become a legal requirement. With the EU's #CSDDD and other Green Deal regulations changing how companies track and manage impacts. Explore the future of global value chain governance during four days of lectures, debates and interactive workshops.🔗 bit.ly/4haFgQU
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
📢 Call for applications: five #scholarships for the Spring academy 2025 – The digitalisation of sustainability due diligence Who can apply? 👉 Master's students and PhD candidates with a strong passion for #ESG, #CSR and sustainable business ethics. ➡️Learn more and apply: bit.ly/42FMNnd
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Prof Mark James @prof-mark-james.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Another great read from @antoineduval.bsky.social this time on the AG's opinion in the Seraing case #sportslaw
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Jan Zglinski @janzglinski.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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. 👇
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