Dear readers, I have the pleasure to inform you that our (with Prof. Johan Lindholm and Alexander Kruger from Umeå University) edited volume entitled ‘The European Roots of the Lex Sportiva: How Europe Rules Global Sport‘ has been published Open Access by Hart Publishing. You can freely access the volume at: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781509971473Abstract: This open access
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[Advanced professional training] Responding to human rights abuse in sport: Safe, effective & appropriate investigation – 5-6 March
Register now for the second edition of our advanced professional training and learn how to respond in a safe, appropriate, and effective way to cases of human rights abuse in sport. In recent years, the world of sport has seen a rise in reports of cases of emotional, psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. Sport has often…
Sport is sailing rudderless into geopolitical storms – Russia and Israel responses show how absence of rules makes FIFA and the IOC tools of the global north – By Nick McGeehan
Editor’s note: Nicholas McGeehan is co-director of human rights research and advocacy group FairSquare, which works among other things on the nexus between sport and authoritarianism. He is a former senior researcher at Human Rights Watch and holds a PhD in international law from the European University Institute in Florence.Boycotts, divestments and sanctions are each…
[Online Event] The aftermath of the Women's World Cup final: FIFA's and UEFA's responsibility in the Jenni Hermoso case
Join us on 14 December at 12:00 CET for an online discussion on FIFA and UEFA’s responsibility in responding to the incident that overshadowed Spains’ victory of the Women’s World Cup, when Spanish national team player Jennifer Hermoso experienced a violation of her bodily integrity and physical autonomy due to a forced kiss given to her by Luis Rubiales, then the Spanish FA’s president. During the 2023/2024 academic year, the Asser International Sports Law Centre dedicates special attention to the intersection between transnational sports law and governance and gender. This online discussion is the second in a series of (online and offline) events, which explore the way in which…
[Conference] International Sports Law Journal Annual Conference – Asser Institute – 26-27 October
On 26 and 27 October 2023, the Asser Institute in The Hague will host the 2023 edition of the International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ) Conference. The ISLJ is the leading academic journal in transnational sports law and governance and is proud to provide a platform for transnational scholarly exchanges on the state of the field.…
[Advanced Professional Training] EU competition law and transnational sports governance – 24-25 October 2023
On 24 and 25 October, the Asser Institute will host an advanced professional training co-organised by Ben Van Rompuy and Antoine Duval focused on ‘EU competition law and transnational sports governance’. The training is building on their experience acting as legal advisors for the complaint submitted to the European Commission (EC) by two Dutch speed-skaters, Mark Tuitert and Niels Kerstholt, against the International Skating Union…
[Online Event] The ECtHR's Semenya ruling: A human rights game-changer for the transnational governance of sport? – 13 October 2023
During the 2023/2024 academic year, the Asser International Sports Law Centre will dedicate special attention to the intersection between transnational sports law and governance and gender. This online discussion is the first of a series of (online and offline) events which will explore the way in which international SGBs and the CAS define the gender…
The State of Football Governance – Advocate General Szpunar Paves the Way for a Critical Assessment of the Status Quo – By Robby Houben (University of Antwerp) & Siniša Petrović (University of Zagreb)
Editor’s note: Robby Houben is a professor at the University of Antwerp, specializing in sports enterprise law and corporate law. He founded the University of Antwerp’s Football College, championing good governance in professional football. He is editor of the Research Handbook on the Law of Professional Football Clubs (Edward Elgar Publishing 2023). Siniša…
Summer Programme – Sports and Human Rights – 27-30 June – Join us!
Join us for our unique training programme on ‘Sport and human rights’ jointly organised by the Centre for Sport and Human Rights and the Asser Institute and hosted by FIFPRO. After the success of the first edition in 2022 the programme returns, focusing on the link between the sport and human rights and zooming in on…
Call for Papers – How football changed Qatar (or not): Transnational legal struggles in the shadow of the FIFA World Cup 2022 – Deadline 6 January 2023
The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar is now well under way, yet
the relentless public debates around Qatar’s human rights record, be it regarding
the rights of LGBTQ+ or the rights of migrant workers who built the infrastructure
that underpin the competition, is not dying down. In fact, the whole build-up
towards the event…