As we await the upcoming judgment from the Grand Chamber (GC) of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the Semenya v. Switzerland case, among the various issues at hand, one question seems to be interesting from a legal point of view, despite its absence from the judgment of the Chamber: the issue of the independence and…

The legal marathon of Caster Semenya against regulations of the sport governing body (SGB) overseeing athletics has emerged as one of the most contentious legal battles, reaching the pinnacle of the European human rights framework. Semenya is a South African runner with naturally higher testosterone levels than other females. She refused to submit herself to World…