United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT)
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The United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) is the court of second instance in the internal justice system of the United Nations
. The first being the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT)
It became operational on 1 July 2009. The UNAT has replaced the former United Nations Administrative Tribunal
.
Decisions by the United Nations Dispute Tribunal may be appealed, either by staff or the administration, to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal. The Statute of the
Appeals Tribunal allows for appeals in cases where it is alleged that the UN Dispute Tribunal has either exceeded its jurisdiction or failed to exercise it; or that it has erred on question of fact or law or procedure.
The Appeals Tribunal is composed of seven judges, and its Registry is based in New York. It normally holds two sessions a year, with one of them always being in New York.
The full Statute of the UN Appeals Tribunal can be found in the annex to General Assembly resolution A/RES/63/253 of 24 December 2008.
On 3 March 2009 the General Assembly elected the first judges of the UN Appeals Tribunal. They are:
Ms. Sophia Adinyira (Ghana) – seven-year term
Ms. Rose Boyko (Canada) – seven-year term
Mr. Jean Courtial (France) – three-year term
Mr. Kamaljit Singh Garewal (India) – three-year term
Mr. Mark Painter
(United States) – three-year term
Mr. Luis Maria Simón (Uruguay) – seven-year term
Ms. Inés Weinberg de Roca (Argentina) – seven-year term
External website of the UNAT: http://www.un.org/en/oaj/appeals/
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. The first being the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT)
United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT)
The United Nations Dispute Tribunal is the court of first instance in the internal justice system of the United Nations. It became operational on 1 July 2009....
It became operational on 1 July 2009. The UNAT has replaced the former United Nations Administrative Tribunal
United Nations Administrative Tribunal
The United Nations Administrative Tribunal was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950 to be the final arbiter over alleged non-observance of contracts of employment and other binding regulations of all staff working in the United Nations Secretariat.As of 30 June 2009 the...
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Decisions by the United Nations Dispute Tribunal may be appealed, either by staff or the administration, to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal. The Statute of the
Appeals Tribunal allows for appeals in cases where it is alleged that the UN Dispute Tribunal has either exceeded its jurisdiction or failed to exercise it; or that it has erred on question of fact or law or procedure.
The Appeals Tribunal is composed of seven judges, and its Registry is based in New York. It normally holds two sessions a year, with one of them always being in New York.
The full Statute of the UN Appeals Tribunal can be found in the annex to General Assembly resolution A/RES/63/253 of 24 December 2008.
On 3 March 2009 the General Assembly elected the first judges of the UN Appeals Tribunal. They are:
Ms. Sophia Adinyira (Ghana) – seven-year term
Ms. Rose Boyko (Canada) – seven-year term
Mr. Jean Courtial (France) – three-year term
Mr. Kamaljit Singh Garewal (India) – three-year term
Mr. Mark Painter
Mark P. Painter
Mark Philip Painter , served from 1995–2009 as a judge of the Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals in Hamilton County , after 13 years on the Hamilton County Municipal Court...
(United States) – three-year term
Mr. Luis Maria Simón (Uruguay) – seven-year term
Ms. Inés Weinberg de Roca (Argentina) – seven-year term
External website of the UNAT: http://www.un.org/en/oaj/appeals/
Rationale
Because the United Nations is not subject to the jurisdiction of any state, it has its own internal justice mechanisms for administering civil justice, such as in the domains of entitlements and benefits for staff, other contract issues, disciplinary proceedings, etc. In order to ensure the independence of this organ, it is composed not by officials of the Organization, but by judges appointed by the Member States of the United Nations through the United Nations General Assembly, from which UNAT derives its mandate.Other international administrative tribunals
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