2010-UNAT-075

2010-UNAT-075, Saka

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that none of the reasons for the delay asserted by the Appellant justified a 17-month late appeal. UNAT held that it would consider only the time issues because the case was so clearly out of time. UNAT held that any alleged error by UNDT in considering the merits was moot. UNAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the UNDT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the non-renewal of her contract, submitting her appeal 17 months beyond the deadline. UNDT rejected the application on the merits without ruling on the admissibility of her application for reasons of time.

Legal Principle(s)

The judicial economy is usually better served by considering time issues first.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Saka

Entity

UNHCR

Case Number(s)

2010-071

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York