2010-UNAT-043

2010-UNAT-043, Mezoui

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that the Appellant was caught in the transition between the old and new internal justice systems. UNAT noted that the Appellant had requested an extension of the time limit to file an application with the former Administrative Tribunal and that it was questionable if anyone could have granted an extension since the new UNDT had not officially started and the former Administrative Tribunal was winding down. UNAT, therefore, held that the case should be remanded to UNDT for consideration on merits. UNAT upheld the appeal, vacated the UNDT judgment, and remanded the case to UNDT for a hearing on the merits.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision not to select her for the position of Director of the Office for Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination. UNDT issued its judgment No. UNDT/2009/026. UNDT concluded that the application had not been submitted on a timely basis and rejected it as time-barred. The Applicant requested revision of UNDT judgment No. UNDT/2009/026. UNDT issued judgment No. UNDT/2009/087, rejecting the Applicant’s request for revision.

Legal Principle(s)

Left deliberately blank

Outcome

Appeal granted

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Mezoui

Entity

DESA

Case Number(s)

2010-043

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York