Judgment No. 20

• Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Date: 24.10.1955
• Original: Français
• Judges: Deveze, Stavropoulos, Van Rijckevorsel
• Full judgment text (anglais) - Texte intégral du jugement

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration on the substance (C)

Extract:

"The decision taken by the Director-General [...] was preceded by a referral to the Board of Inquiry and Appeal competent to advise [him] ; [...] the opinion given by the said Board in no way binds the Director-General and even if the Board had the right to modify certain time limits no complaints can be laid against the Board for not having exercised such option; [...] it was for the Director-General to appreciate whether the opinion as formulated sufficed as a basis for his decision."

Keywords

internal appeals body; recommendation; enforcement; discretion; executive head; binding character