Judgment No. 293

• Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Date: 06.06.1977
• Original: English
• Judges: Letourneur, Grisel, Devlin
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT AND THE INTERVENTIONS ARE DISMISSED.

Consideration 3

Extract:

"In the opinion of the Tribunal the expression 'acquired right' [...] relates to rights of substance, whose impairment would result in injury, financial or otherwise, to the staff member: it does not embrace matters of nomenclature." The complainant wanted her employment classified as 'permanent' rather than, as under the new nomenclature, 'continuing'.

Keywords

acquired right; definition

Consideration 1

Extract:

"It is not disputed that [...] the council of the organization could by means of a resolution supplement or amend the Staff Regulations without prejudice to the acquired rights of staff members."

Keywords

decision; competence; acquired right; staff regulations and rules; amendment to the rules; executive body