Human Rights Court: Semenya Denied Fair Hearing in Sex Eligibility Case
Caster Semenya achieved a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights, after a seven-year legal battle concerning track and field’s sex eligibility rules. The court determined that Switzerland’s Supreme Court violated her right to a fair hearing, but declined to rule on other aspects of the case, including allegations of discrimination. The case will now be sent back to the Swiss federal court. This ruling, which does not overturn World Athletics’ rules, focuses on the Swiss court’s lack of a thorough judicial review in Semenya’s appeal against the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision.
John Q. Hosedrinker