Judgment No. 1013

• Organization: Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• Date: 23.01.1990
• Original: Français
• Judges: Ducoux, Gros Espiell, Suffian
• Full judgment text (anglais) - Texte intégral du jugement

Decision

1. THE TRIBUNAL IS COMPETENT TO RULE ON THE TWO COMPLAINTS.
2. IT ORDERS THE RESUMPTION OF THE ADVERSARIAL PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH EACH OF THE PARTIES MAY FILE FURTHER SUBMISSIONS.

Consideration 5

Extract:

"Although the language groups of the [Universal Postal] Union do have some autonomy, they lack legal personality of their own and, as the Tribunal held in Judgment 122, the [UPU's] recognition of the Tribunal's jurisdiction applies to the groups as well."

Reference(s)

Jugement(s) TAOIT: 122

Keywords

competence of tribunal; declaration of recognition

Consideration 5

Extract:

"The Union may always denounce its recognition of the Tribunal's jurisdiction, though in keeping with the rule that similar acts require similar procedures the same authority must denounce the recognition, and by the same process, as originally declared it."

Keywords

competence of tribunal; declaration of recognition