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Conferences

SU Sports Law Conference

University of Stellenbosch 2024

Dr. Layckan van Gensen played a key role in the planning and execution of the 2024 SU Sports Law Conference at the University of Stellenbosch. In addition to her organizational contributions, she served as a panelist, offering expert insight into “sponsorship and the commercialisation of intellectual property in professional sport”.

Her participation added depth to discussions on how legal frameworks intersect with commercial opportunities in sport, highlighting strategies to protect athletes’ economic and intellectual property rights.  

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  • 2024
  • University of Stellenbosch 2024
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ISLJ Conference​

The Hague 2024​

The Hague 2024

Dr. Layckan van Gensen was a distinguished panelist at the International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ) Conference held in The Hague in 2024, where she addressed Past and Future Challenges at the Olympic Games. At the conference, she presented an academic paper focusing on the economic rights of athletes participating in the Olympic Games, highlighting key issues related to remunerating the Olympians who participated at the Olympic Games.

Her presentation underscored the evolving legal and commercial landscape of international sport and the importance of ensuring that athletes are informed and empowered to exercise their economic rights on the global stage.

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  • 2024
  • The Hague
  • Olympic Games

Academic Publications and Op-eds

Image rights infringements and recommendations for legal certainty: A South African Perspective”,

Source: Sports Law & Taxation Journal
Date: 2023

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Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

Source: The Conversation
Date: 22 February 2024

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Olympics 2024: what new social media guidelines mean for athletes and their sponsors

Source: The Conversation
Date: 4 July 2024

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JO 2024 : les implications des nouvelles directives sur les médias sociaux pour les athlètes et leurs sponsors

Source: The Conversation
Date: 9 July 2024

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Image Rights, 'To Be' or 'Not To Be': A South African Perspective

Source: GNLU Centre for Sports & Entertainment Law
Date: 20 November 2024

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Doctoral Thesis

Legal protection of the individual's image against unauthorised commercial exploitation in South Africa : a critical evaluation of existing law and suggestions for law reform

Stellenbosch University, 2023

Dr Layckan van Gensen

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  • 2023
  • Stellenbosch University, 2023
  • Doctoral Thesis