The key legal point in Semenya’s win was that the Swiss Federal Court had not carried out a “rigorous judicial review” that was required because Semenya had no choice but to pursue her case through the CAS’s “mandatory and exclusive jurisdiction.” the Strasbourg judges ruled.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Switzerland violated South African Runner Caster Semenya's right to a fair hearing over her challenge to rules requiring her to take hormones in order to compete.

The European Court of Human Rights found that the Court of Arbitration for Sport failed to uphold Semenya's right to a fair hearing and did not perform a “particularly rigorous examination” of her cas