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2019-UNAT-904

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2019-UNAT-904, Prempeh

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that the Appellant did not fall under any of the categories of potential applicants and had no legal standing before UNDT. UNAT held that, accordingly, the Appellant had no standing before UNAT and therefore UNAT had no competence to address the merits of her claims. UNAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the UNDT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant, an individual contractor, contested the decision not to include her in the Protection Officer Talent Pool. UNDT summarily rejected the application on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction ratione personae to adjudicate her claim.

Legal Principle(s)

Individual contractors do not have standing before UNDT.

Outcome
Appeal dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment
Applicants/Appellants
Prempeh
Entity
UNHCR
Case Number(s)
2018-1196
Tribunal
UNAT
Registry
New York
Date of Judgement
Judge(s)
Judge Lussick
Language of Judgment
English
Issuance Type
Judgment
Categories/Subcategories
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Personal (ratione personae)
Applicable Law
UNDT Statute
Related Judgments and Orders
UNDT/2018/080