Judgment No. 488

• Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Date: 03.06.1982
• Original: French
• Judges: Grisel, Ducoux, Devlin
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 2

Extract:

"According to Article II, paragraph 1, of its Statute, the Tribunal may hear complaints alleging the non-observance, in substance or in form, of the terms of appointment and of the Staff Regulations. Thus it reviews the lawfulness of the decision, not its desirability."

Reference(s)

ILOAT reference: ARTICLE II, PARAGRAPH 1, OF THE STATUTE

Keywords

competence of tribunal; iloat statute

Consideration 3

Extract:

"On his last return to headquarters the complainant was not selected for any of the P.5 posts which were vacant at the time and in which he expressed interest. But the posts were filled in accordance with the normal selection procedure, the complainant's applications being considered together with the others, and the Tribunal holds that the procedure followed by the organization was correct and that there was no breach of any of the applicable rules."

Keywords

procedure before the tribunal; headquarters; assignment; transfer; vacancy; appointment; judicial review