Judgment No. 1299

• Organization: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Date: 14.07.1993
• Original: French
• Judges: Ruda, Carroll, Razafindralambo
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Considerations 4 and 7

Extract:

The Tribunal holds that the wording of UNESCO Staff Rule 105.4(a) "is not clear enough to allow of a ruling and that comparison between the English and French versions fails to resolve the issue. [...] The obscurity of the text prompts reference both to the 'preparatory work' on the rule and to the organization's practice in applying it."

Reference(s)

Organization rules reference: UNESCO STAFF RULE 105.4(A)

Keywords

practice; written rule; staff regulations and rules; enforcement; interpretation; language of rule