Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Many international women's football competitions contested between the women's football teams team that represents nations quickly entered the global sports scene, and prevention of sexual assault and violence against women’s football players was defined by women’s football regulation of FIFA. The women's football teams and their relevant participants are being governed to use their football authoritative functions and adopt a preventive approach to decision-making on supporting victims of sexual assault due to the changing dynamics of the international women's football organization. However, sexual harassment and assault might be able to occur in the international women's football competitions with a negative risk at both international and domestic levels. This paper discusses the application of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) in the Luis Rubiales case. This paper also examine how the CAS's rulings have affected the safety and protection for women in the global football on a large scale, while also examining the case's development at each level of process within the Spanish legal system and proceedings within the FIFA's judicial proceedings through the prism of the global women’s football governance of FIFA. The purposes of this paper also provides an assessment of the effectiveness of FIFA judicial proceedings. This paper then highlights the challenges of safeguarding women's rights in the FIFA football. The paper examines developments in women's protection in the FIFA’s football governance, including dispute challenges from inappropriate actions of male administrators and female players’ response, before drawing some conclusions.
Author: Youyuenyong, Pedithep
Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: Thai
Topic: Sports, Gender, and Society
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215484665