ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michele Krech

Michele Krech is a Doctoral (JSD) Candidate at New York University (NYU) School of Law, where she researches transnational regulatory regimes from critical perspectives, particularly the evolution of gender as a normative organizing principle in global sport governance.

POSTS BY Michele Krech

12 January 2021

Michele Krech, Lucy Lu Reimers, Tomáš Morochovič, Rozemarijn Roland Holst, Larry Catá Backer, Oren Perez

Weaving the Law

How do norms get transformed and do new norms emerge from legal interactions? This panel looks at this question with three different case studies of actors weaving different legalities together: World Athletics’ engagement with the norm of gender equality; UNCLOS courts’ and tribunals’ consideration of broader norms of ocean governance; and the impact of corporate social responsibility norms on WTO law. Continue reading >>

07 July 2019

Michele Krech

FIFA for Women or Women for FIFA? The Inherent Tensions of FIFA’s Women’s Football Strategy

How does FIFA purport to address and overcome its historical and ongoing record of institutional disregard for, and discrimination against, women? Its primary weapon appears to be the recently adopted Women’s Football Strategy, designed to “empower the organisation to take further concrete steps to address the historic shortfalls in resources and representation, while advocating for a global stand against gender discrimination through playing football”. This may seem an ambitious compound goal, seeking to advance gender equality within FIFA, football and beyond. But what promise does the Women’s Football Strategy actually hold in this regard? Continue reading >>