Abuse of process before UNDT/UNAT
Manifest abuse
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Legal services (OSLA or other) and self-representation
Legal representation
Standard of review (judicial)
Judicial review (general)
Independent status: OSLA enjoys functional or operational independence, in the sense that it does not receive instructions from its hierarchy when providing advice to staff members or representing their interests, while remaining administratively subject to the Secretary-General. Attribution of Independent organs’ acts to the Secretary-General: If article 2.1 of the UNDT Statute designates the Secretary-General as the respondent before the Tribunal, he assumes this role in his capacity as Chief Administrative Officer, and not on account of his personal behaviour. This responsibility is linked...