Judgment No. 1942

• Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Date: 03.02.2000
• Original: French
• Judges: Ba, Gentot, Barberis
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.
2. THE ORGANIZATION'S COUNTERCLAIM IS ALSO DISMISSED.

Consideration 6

Extract:

"A general principle of law [...] has it that for a claim for damages to be entertained, the complainant must provide evidence of the actual injury and of a causal link between the unlawful act and the injury suffered."

Keywords

injury; moral injury; evidence; burden of proof; general principle; cause; material damages