New Training - Summer Programme on International sport and human rights - Online - 21-28 May Published: 17 Apr 2025 Since 2022, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in collaboration with the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, is organising the first yearly summer course on the intersection of sport and human rights. This 4th edition brings tog...
Call for Papers - 20 Years of the World Anti-Doping Code in Action - ISLJ Conference 2025 - 6 & 7 November 2025 Published: 15 Apr 2025 Call for papers20 years of the World Anti-Doping Code in ActionInternational Sports Law Journal Conference 2025Asser Institute, The Hague6 and 7 November 2025 The Editors of the International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ), the Asser Institute and the ...
New Call for Papers! Transnational Sports Law from the Periphery: A Global South Perspective - Deadline 15 February Published: 27 Jan 2025
Zoom-In Webinar - The Aftermath of the Diarra Judgement: Towards a New FIFA Transfer System? - 20 November - 16:00-18:00 CET Published: 19 Nov 2024 On 4 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union shook the world of football with its Diarra ruling. The decision questions the compatibility of a key provision of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) with European Uni...
Free Webinar - The impact of the Diarra case on the football transfer system - 18 October 2024 - 15:00 CET Published: 17 Oct 2024 The Court of Justice of the European Union has recently handed down its judgement in the Lassana Diarra case (C-650/22 FIFA v. BZ).Given the importance of this case to the sports industry, LawInSport, the Asser Instituut and the Association for the Study of Sp...
Conference - ISLJ Annual Conference 2024 - 24-25 October - Asser Institute - The Hague Published: 11 Oct 2024 On 24 and 25 October 2024, the Asser Institute in The Hague will host the 2024 edition of the International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ) Conference. The ISLJ is the leading academic journal in transnational spor...
Conference - Empowering athletes’ human rights: Global research conference on athletes’ rights - Asser Institute - 23 October Published: 10 Oct 2024 The newly launched ‘Global Sport and Human Rights Research Network’, an initiative jointly hosted by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, together with the European Union-funded project ‘Human Rights Empowered Th...
Luxembourg calls…is the answer from Nyon the way forward? Assessing UEFA’s response to the ECJ’s ISU judgment - By Saverio Spera Published: 26 Sep 2024 Editor's note: Saverio P. Spera is an Italian qualified attorney-at-law. He has practiced civil and employment law in Italy and briefly worked at the Asser International Sports Law Centre before joining FIFA in 2017. Until May 2024, he has worked withi...
Women’s Football and the Fundamental Right to Occupational Health and Safety: FIFA’s Responsibility to Regulate Female Specific Health Issues - By Ella Limbach Published: 19 Sep 2024 Editor's note: Ella Limbach is currently completing her master’s degree in International Sport Development and Politics at the German Sport University Cologne. Her interests include human rights of athletes, labour rights in sport, the intersection...
