Judgment No. 1827

• Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Date: 28.01.1999
• Original: English
• Judges: Gentot, Hugessen, Carroll
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 6

Extract:

"The selection of candidates for promotion is necessarily based on merit and requires a high degree of judgment on the part of those involved in the selection process. Those who would have the Tribunal interfere must demonstrate a serious defect in it; it is not enough simply to assert that one is better qualified than the selected candidate."

Keywords

burden of proof; promotion; work appraisal; satisfactory service; competition; candidate; selection board; qualifications; judicial review; discretion; limits; procedural flaw; criteria