2023-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT-1350, Ismail Said Abu Hatab
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA DT correctly exercised its broad discretion with regard to its case management in concluding that the record before it was sufficient to render a decision without an oral hearing. It concluded that the Appellant has not presented any grounds as to why an oral hearing would have been necessary and thus did not show that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA DT exercised its discretion in such manner as to affect the outcome of the case, as required by Article 2(1)(d) of the Appeals Tribunal Statute.
With regard to the Appellant¡¯s argument that the non-selection decision was unlawful because...
2023-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT-1349, Said Ali Tamalawi
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT considered an appeal by the staff member.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT found that, in his appeal, the staff member failed to state the grounds of appeal, identify the defects of the impugned judgment and demonstrate on which grounds it was erroneous.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT noted that, in reaching its conclusion, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA DT found that the staff member admittedly did not submit a request for decision review. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA DT did not err when it found that the staff member¡¯s application was on that basis not receivable ratione materiae.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed Judgment No. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA/DT/2022/022.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/068, Newhouse
Under the applicable legal framework, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAMI and KJSO, like other United Nations organs, consistently and uniformly use the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµORE in all conversions to local currency, whether they involve transactions, determination of staff entitlements, or other financial recordings.
ST/SGB/2019/2 (Delegation of authority in the administration of the Staff Regulations and Rules and the Financial Regulations and Rules), do not allow for delegated authority in respect of ¡°exchange rate fluctuations¡±. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAMI and KJSO therefore had no authority to overrule the said provision or to apply a different rate than the...
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/067, RIECAN
At the outset, the Tribunal recalled that based on the evidence on record, the Applicant¡¯s main claim to have the contested decision rescinded had been rendered moot by the Applicant¡¯s retirement. Therefore, the matter that remained for adjudication concerned compensation for the financial and moral harm.
In the entirety of the circumstances, the Tribunal concluded that the impugned decision had an improper motive and improper purpose and was therefore, unlawful. The Tribunal further held that based on the aforesaid, it was satisfied that the reassignment decision had a negative impact on...
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/066, Williams
The Administration has established that there is clear and convincing evidence that the Applicant engaged in a conflict of interest in procurement processes and that he misused Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP property.
Under relevant rules and regulations, the Applicant clearly had an obligation to disclose fully and accurately his personal connection with Prime Options and St. Paul¡¯s, which were grounds to support a conflict of interest, and to recuse himself from any involvement in the procurement processes involving those two vendors. However, neither did the Applicant disclose the actual or possible conflicts of...
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/065, Bagga
In the present case, the Applicant has not identified a reviewable administrative decision and there is no indication that he filed a request for management evaluation before submitting the application.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/064, Rodriguez Santorum
There is indeed uncertainty and possibly also disagreement regarding various material facts of the case. Accordingly, the case may not be adjudicated on the basis of a summary judgment.
The part of the present case concerning IOM is not receivable under the legal doctrine of lis pendens.
With regard to the HLIS decision, the Applicant refers to his request for management evaluation of 4 November 2022. As the application in the present case is filed after this date, this part of the application is therefore, from this perspective, now receivable under staff rule 11.2
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/063, Soobrayan
The Tribunal assessed the evidence gathered by the investigators in relation to each incident and concluded that, in most instances, there was no direct or corroboratory evidence of harassment or sexual harassment, and the investigators based their conclusions solely on V01¡¯s narrative. Since almost all the evidence in support of the finding of misconduct comes from V01¡¯s testimony, in opposition to that of the Applicant, establishing V01¡¯s credibility is an essential exercise for a proper adjudication of the case.
However, the investigation failed to adequately establish the reliability of...
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/062, Rodriguez Santorum
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General in not the Chief Administrative Officer of IOM, and IOM has not concluded a special agreement with the Secretary-General accepting the Dispute Tribunal¡¯s jurisdiction. Instead, IOM falls under the jurisdiction of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization.
As the Applicant¡¯s request for management evaluation was not filed before submitting the application to the Dispute Tribunal in the present case, the Tribunal does not have the necessary subject-matter jurisdiction under staff rule 11.2. The challenge against the decision of...
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT/2023/061, Pumpyanskaya
The context of the case in °¿¡¯µþ°ù¾±±ð²Ô is not similar. Essentially, in °¿¡¯µþ°ù¾±±ð²Ô, the applicant was the subject of an investigation, whereas in the present case, the Applicant was the complainant. Accordingly, In °¿¡¯µþ°ù¾±±ð²Ô, the applicant opposed a disciplinary investigation launched against himself based on a misconduct complaint made by others, and he then contested a decision to reject his request for an independent review of the investigation. The Appeals Tribunal, however, dismissed the applicant¡¯s challenge because the decision-maker eventually held in his favour as, contrary to the preliminary...