Judgment No. 47

• Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Date: 23.09.1960
• Original: English
• Judges: Forster, Letourneur, Grisel
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 5

Extract:

"While the Tribunal remains competent to review any decision of the Director-General taken in accordance with [the applicable provisions], insofar as it may be tainted [...], the Tribunal shall not substitute its own opinion for that of the Director-General." At issue is the determination of the complainant's nationality for the purpose of defining her status.

Keywords

nationality; competence of tribunal; local status; non-local status; judicial review; discretion