UNDT/2013/181

UNDT/2013/181, Laurenti

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

Locus Standi: The two decisions that the Applicant sought to challenge have no direct link to the Applicant’s own contract of employment. All the substantive issues raised in the claims relate to the terms of employment of Ms. Okuda and Mr. Alvaro-Rivero who are the two individuals with the requisite standing to challenge the decisions concerning their reassignments. Having found that the Applicant lacked the standing to lodge the claims, the Application was held not to be receivable.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant filed an application seeking the suspension of the implementation of two decisions; the first being a decision taken by the Executive Secretary of ESCWA to reassign one of the staff members in the Applicant’s division, Ms. Atsuko Okuda to another section. The second contested decision was that to assign another staff member, Mr. Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero to take Ms. Okuda’s place.

Legal Principle(s)

N/A

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

Outcome Extra Text

The Tribunal rejected the Application on the basis that the Applicant lacked the locus standi to challenge these two decisions.

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Laurenti

Entity

ESCWA

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NBI/2013/096

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry Location :

Nairobi