Judgment No. 2594

• Organization: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Date: 07.02.2007
• Original: English
• Judges: Gentot, Barbagallo, Hansen
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

The complaint is dismissed.

Consideration 11

Extract:

"It is beyond the competence of the Tribunal to make recommendations to an organisation regarding the implementation of specific procedures on workplace harassment and to order an organisation to make an apology."

Keywords

procedure before the tribunal; claim; tribunal; competence of tribunal; organisation's duties; respect for dignity; harassment

Consideration 14

Extract:

The case law is [...] clear that to substantiate a plea of abuse of power, or of misuse of authority, the complainant “must be able to identify the improper purposes for which the authority [...] has been exercised” (see Judgment 2104).

Reference(s)

ILOAT Judgment(s): 2104

Keywords

misuse of authority; abuse of power