2013-UNAT-297

2013-UNAT-297, Likuyani

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that neither Article 11 of the UNAT Statute nor Article 2(7)(b) of the UNDT Statute conferred any jurisdiction to hear an application for revision of a judgment of the former UN Administrative Tribunal. UNAT held that the application before UNDT was not receivable because UNDT had no jurisdiction to hear the application. UNAT held that, while it confirmed the UNDT’s conclusion, it found that UNDT, in reaching its conclusion, relied on the wrong reasons and failed to follow the binding jurisprudence of UNAT. UNAT dismissed the appeal.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant filed an application with UNDT for revision of the former UN Administrative Tribunal judgment No. 976. UNDT found the application not to be receivable.

Legal Principle(s)

UNAT has no competence to revise the judgments of the former UN Administrative Tribunal.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Applicants/Appellants

Likuyani

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