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VOL. 5, ISSUE 5 (2019)
The right to dignity and prevention of discrimination of women/girl participation in athletics: The caster Samanya Dilemma
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Oluwagbenga Atere
Abstract
Historically, the participation in sports had being restricted to spectatorship until recently when their participation has become a norm especially at the last Olympics of 2016 where women participation amounted to about 5000. However, there are still some modern day pockets of these discriminatory activities which come in form of mandatory sex verification, testosterone suppression and these processes breach the right to consent to medical practice and experimentation which consequently culminates in the breach of Caster Semanya’s right to dignity and freedom from discrimination.
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Pages:111-115
How to cite this article:
Oluwagbenga Atere "The right to dignity and prevention of discrimination of women/girl participation in athletics: The caster Samanya Dilemma". International Journal of Law, Vol 5, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 111-115
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