Switzerland violated article 6 of ECHR by failing to conduct "particularly rigorous examination" of CAS award against Caster Semenya (European Court of Human Rights)

In Semenya v Switzerland (Application no 10934/21), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that Switzerland violated article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by failing to provide former Olympic champion Caster Semenya with a fair hearing. The ECtHR considered that the Swiss Supreme Court had failed to conduct a "particularly rigorous examination" or "in-depth judicial review" of a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) award, which upheld Ms Semenya's exclusion from international women's athletics competitions.