On Tuesday 29 October at 12:15 ET, the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School is organizing an event entitled 'The Rights of Athletes and Players: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in Adjudicating Global Sports Disputes'. During the event Daniel Rietiker (senior lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights) will explore the rights of athletes in global sports disputes and the role of the Court. The event will be hybrid (in person and online participation via Zoom).
This is the description of the event:
'Top-level athletes and players undoubtedly enjoy privileges and a high social recognition, but it is less known that their special status imposes on them also far-reaching additional duties and restrictions. For example, the Olympic Charter limits political and other speech to a large extent. Moreover, instead of bringing their contract, or disciplinary disputes before ordinary courts, they are expected to agree on particular arbitration proceedings, which do not offer all the guarantees of fair trial. This raises the question whether these restrictions can be justified and whether human rights bodies should have a role to play in examining their lawfulness.
This talk aims at contextualizing the current and potential case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of athletes’ rights, in particular concerning the right to fair trial, freedom of expression and religion, as well as discrimination based on various grounds. Remarkably, the jurisdiction of the Court is not limited to European athletes and players.'
For online participation you can register here.
