ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bodo P. Bützler

Bodo P. Bützler (Mag. iur., M.A. phil.) is a PhD candidate at the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne and Research Assistant at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cologne.

POSTS BY Bodo P. B�tzler

05 July 2019

FIFA’s Eigen-constitutionalization and its limits

We argued that the explicit inclusion of human rights in FIFA ́s Statutes since April 2016 exemplifies how transnational sports law (lex sportiva) can undergo processes of eigen-constitutionalization that contribute to the protection of human rights. Yet, this protection can be effective only when coupled to regimes of reflexivity and enforceability. Continue reading >>