Judgment No. 3709

• Organization: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Date: 06.07.2016
• Original: English
• Judges: Rouiller, Barbagallo, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is summarily dismissed.

Summary

The complainant, a retired UNESCO official, impugns the decision of the Director-General not to give her access to the submissions of another official who filed a complaint against UNESCO with the Tribunal.

Judgment keywords

Keywords

cause of action; competence of tribunal; summary procedure; former official; complaint dismissed

Consideration 4

Extract:

Pursuant to Article II, paragraph 5, of its Statute the Tribunal is competent to hear complaints alleging “non-observance, in substance or in form, of the terms of appointment of officials and of the provisions of the Staff Regulations”. In this case, the Tribunal finds that the complainant, a former official of UNESCO, does not allege any breach of her terms of appointment or of Staff Regulations applicable to her.

Reference(s)

ILOAT reference: Article II, paragraph 5, of the Statute

Keywords

cause of action; competence of tribunal; former official