2015-Ģ��ƵAT-531

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

Ģ��ƵAT considered seven motions submitted by Ms Rangel prior to a judgment on the merits. On the two Motions for Interim Relief, Ģ��ƵAT held that Ms Rangel did not seek an interim measure for temporary relief consistent with the pronouncements of the ICJ Conciliation Committee, but rather she sought interim relief in cases where the Committee had dismissed her applications. Ģ��ƵAT held that since one of the two cumulative conditions under Article 9(4) of the Ģ��ƵAT Statute was not fulfilled, it did not need to further consider the second condition. Ģ��ƵAT denied the requests for interim relief. On the Motion for Transmission of Important Information, Ģ��ƵAT dismissed the motion as Ms. Rangel failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. On the Motion of Transmission of Information and her request for interim measures regarding her safety, Ģ��ƵAT held that since one of the two cumulative considerations under Article 9(4) of the Ģ��ƵAT Statute was not fulfilled, it did not need to further consider the second condition and dismissed the application. On the Motions for Confidentiality, Ģ��ƵAT held that there was no reason for a confidential filing of the documents in question and lifted the confidentiality of the document containing declarations of witnesses who testified to the 2 December 2014 incident. Ģ��ƵAT instructed the Registrar of Ģ��ƵAT to strike the document containing declarations of former staff members from the record. Ģ��ƵAT dismissed all seven motions under consideration.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

ICJ decision: Ms Rangel challenged a number of decisions, including the imposition of a disciplinary measure of separation from service with compensation in lieu of notice.

Legal Principle(s)

The granting of interim measures is subject to strict requirements. Interim measures for temporary relief must be consistent with the decision of the first instance body. The purpose of anonymity is to protect the privacy of victims of misconduct and also to ensure their safety.

Outcome

Appeal granted

Outcome Extra Text

Only financial compensation.

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Applicants/Appellants

Rangel

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