2011-UNAT-169 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

2011-UNAT-169, Barned

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that since the Appellant did not submit her preliminary request for administrative review within the time limit, a time limit which expired before the new Staff Rules came into force, UNDT had no alternative than to reject her application as not receivable. UNAT dismissed the appeal.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision to withhold payment due to her. UNDT rejected the application as not receivable.

Legal Principle(s)

UNDT cannot suspend or waive the deadlines for management evaluation.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

OAJ prepared this case law summary for informational purposes only. It is no official record and should not be relied upon as an authoritative interpretation of the Tribunals' rulings. For the authoritative texts, please refer to the judgment or order rendered by the respective Tribunal. The Tribunals are the only bodies competent to interpret their respective judgments, as provided under Article 12(3) of the UNDT Statute and Article 11(3) of the UNAT Statute. Any inaccuracies in the publication are the sole responsibility of OAJ, which should be contacted directly for any correction requests. To provide comments, don't hesitate to get in touch with OAJ at oaj@un.org.

The judgment summaries were generally prepared in English. They were translated into French and are being reviewed for accuracy of the translation.

Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Barned

Entity

UNCTAD

Case Number(s)

2010-166

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York