Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Subject matter (ratione materiae)
Non-renewal
No expectancy of renewal
Separation from service
Expiration of appointment (see also, Non-renewal)
Standard of review (judicial)
Judicial review (general)
With respect to the Appellant’s first claim, UNAT agreed with UNDT’s decision and noted that it is well-settled jurisprudence that an international Organisation necessarily has the power to restructure some or all of its departments or units, including the abolition of posts, the creation of new posts and the redeployment of staff. To that end, UNAT will not interfere with a genuine Organisational restructuring even though it may have resulted in the loss of employment of staff. UNAT agreed with UNDT in that the decision to abolish Appellant’s post was not receivable ratione materiae. UNAT...