2010-Ģ��ƵAT-054

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

Ģ��ƵAT preliminarily rejected the request for an oral hearing since there was no need for further clarification. Ģ��ƵAT held that the appeal was not receivable for not being filed against a final judgment. Ģ��ƵAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the Ģ��ƵDT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant requested Ģ��ƵDT to strike out the Secretary-General��s response to his application and to enter a summary judgment in his favour. Alternatively, the Applicant requested the transfer of his case to Ģ��ƵDT Geneva or New York. By Order No. 028, Ģ��ƵDT rejected the request to strike out the Secretary-General��s response.

Legal Principle(s)

In Bertucci (judgment No. 2010-Ģ��ƵAT-062), Ģ��ƵAT held that, as a general rule, only appeals against final judgments are receivable.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Atogo

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