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Selected procedural issues –and questions– arising out the Caster Semenya Judgment of the Swiss Federal Tribunal

September 27, 2020

Selected procedural issues –and questions– arising out the Caster Semenya Judgment of the Swiss Federal Tribunal - www.sportlegis.com

Published in the Asser International Sports Law Blog, 11 September 2020

This note deals with selected procedural issues and questions arising out of the very lengthy Semenya Judgment. In a nutshell, the SFT dismissed Semenya’s appeal to set aside the CAS Award, which had denied the request of Caster Semenya (Semenya, the Athlete) to declare unlawful the Differences of Sex Development (DSD) Regulations of World Athletics (formerly IAAF).


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