Non-renewal
Arbitrary or improper motive
No expectancy of renewal
Reason(s)
Termination (of appointment)
Abolition of position
The UNAT declined Mr. Turk鈥檚 request for an oral hearing, and found no error in the UNDT鈥檚 decision not to order the production of additional documents.
The UNAT reaffirmed the legal framework which provides that staff members have no legitimate expectation of any renewal of their fixed-term appointments. The UNAT also confirmed that the Tribunals will not interfere with the Organization鈥檚 discretion in restructuring decisions, and that the Tribunals have no authority to review General Assembly decisions related to administrative and budgetary matters. In this case, the UNAT held that the...