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Judgment 3912
125th Session, 2018
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the classification of her post.
Consideration 12
Extract:
It is convenient [...] to set out the guiding principles in a case in which the classification of a post is challenged. They were stated as follows, for example, in Judgment 3589, consideration 4:
“It is well established that the grounds for reviewing the classification of a post are limited and ordinarily a classification decision would only be set aside if it was taken without authority, had been made in breach of the rules of form or procedure, was based on an error of fact or law, was made having overlooked an essential fact, was tainted with abuse of authority or if a truly mistaken conclusion had been drawn from the facts (see, for example, Judgments 1647, consideration 7, and 1067, consideration 2). This is because the classification of posts involves the exercise of value judgements as to the nature and extent of the duties and responsibilities of the posts and it is not the Tribunal’s role to undertake this process of evaluation (see, for example, Judgment 3294, consideration 8). The grading of posts is a matter within the discretion of the executive head of the organisation (or the person acting on her or his behalf) (see, for example, Judgment 3082, consideration 20).”
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 1067, 1647, 3082, 3294, 3589
Keywords:
discretion; judicial review; post classification; reclassification;
Judgment 3884
124th Session, 2017
International Labour Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant impugns the decision not to extend her appointment beyond the mandatory retirement age.
Consideration 2
Extract:
The Tribunal has consistently held that a decision to retain an official beyond the normal retirement age is an exceptional measure over which the executive head of an organisation exercises wide discretion. Such a decision is therefore subject to only limited review by the Tribunal, which will interfere only if the decision was taken without authority, if a rule of form or procedure was breached, if it was based on a mistake of fact or of law, if an essential fact was overlooked, if a clearly mistaken conclusion was drawn from the facts, or if there was abuse of authority (see, for example, Judgments 1143, under 3, 2845, under 5, 3285, under 10, or 3765, under 2).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 1143, 2845, 3285, 3765
Keywords:
discretion; retirement;
Consideration 11
Extract:
Where a provision confers a broad discretion on the executive head of an organisation, [...] it is perfectly proper for the executive head to decide to establish a rule circumscribing the exercise of her or his own discretionary authority. Indeed, such a measure can only be welcomed since, in principle, it seeks to eradicate the risk of arbitrary decision-making inherent in such authority, and the Tribunal’s case law recognises it as completely lawful (see, specifically with reference to an organisation’s policy concerning the retention of staff beyond retirement age, Judgments 2125, under 6, and 2513, under 2 and 8).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 2125, 2513
Keywords:
discretion;
Judgment 3858
124th Session, 2017
International Criminal Court
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the decision to terminate her appointment.
Consideration 12
Extract:
The Tribunal has accepted that the question of what is in the best interest of an organisation is a matter peculiarly within the knowledge and competence of the executive head (see Judgment 2377, consideration 5). The Tribunal’s jurisprudence, as discussed in that judgment, is that the Tribunal will normally defer to the view of the executive head and will only intervene if it is shown that the executive head acted without authority or in breach of a rule of form or procedure, or if a decision was based on a mistake of fact or of law, or if some essential fact was overlooked, or if clearly mistaken conclusions were drawn from the facts or if there was abuse of authority.
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 2377
Keywords:
competence of tribunal; discretion; organisation's interest;
Judgment 3852
124th Session, 2017
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant impugns the decision to summarily dismiss her for serious misconduct.
Consideration 13
Extract:
The Tribunal concludes that, based on the evidence, the Director-General could properly determine that the misconduct was proven beyond a reasonable doubt. He therefore properly exercised his discretion to dismiss the complainant summarily, as he did.
Keywords:
burden of proof; disciplinary measure; discretion; termination of employment;
Judgment 3844
124th Session, 2017
International Criminal Police Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the decision to terminate his appointment at the end of his probationary period for unsatisfactory performance and conduct.
Consideration 4
Extract:
The Tribunal recalls that “[a]ccording to the case law [...], the Tribunal is competent to review the lawfulness of any decision by the Director-General to terminate a staff member’s probation. In particular, it may determine whether that decision is based on errors of fact or law, or whether essential facts have not been taken into consideration, or whether clearly mistaken conclusions have been drawn from the facts, or, lastly, whether there has been an abuse of authority. The Tribunal may not, however, replace with its own the executive head’s opinion of a staff member’s performance, conduct or fitness for international service (see Judgment 318, considerations). Other cases mention, as further grounds on which the Tribunal will review such decisions, a formal or procedural flaw, or lack of due process (see, for example, Judgments 13, 687, 736, 1017, 1161, 1175, 1183 and 1246) which, it has been noted, must be substantial to invalidate an end-of-probation termination decision.” (See Judgment 2427, consideration 2.)
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 13, 318, 687, 736, 1017, 1161, 1175, 1183, 1246, 2427
Keywords:
discretion; probationary period;
Judgment 3843
124th Session, 2017
ITER International Fusion Energy Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the decision to terminate his contract at the end of his probationary period.
Consideration 5
Extract:
It is consistent case law that the decision to confirm or terminate a contract on completion of a probationary period is a discretionary decision. The Tribunal will not intervene except in cases where the decision was taken without authority or in breach of a rule of form or of procedure, or if based on a mistake of fact or of law, or if some essential fact was overlooked, or if clearly mistaken conclusions were drawn from the facts, or if there was abuse of authority (see Judgments 2646, under 5, 3440, under 2, and 3678, under 4, among others). Furthermore, the Tribunal will not replace an organization’s assessment with its own in cases where unsatisfactory performance is the basis for the refusal of confirmation (see Judgment 2916, under 4).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 2646, 2916, 3440, 3678
Keywords:
discretion; probationary period;
Judgment 3842
124th Session, 2017
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges her 2007 performance appraisal report.
Consideration 7
Extract:
The principles governing the Tribunal’s consideration of challenges to staff performance appraisal reports are well settled. Indeed, they are discussed in Judgment 3378, consideration 6. The Tribunal recognises that such reports are discretionary and will set aside or amend a report only if there is a formal or procedural flaw, a mistake of fact or law, or neglect of some material fact, or misuse of authority, or an obviously wrong inference drawn from the evidence. Nonetheless the Tribunal insists upon observance of procedures established to evaluate performance.
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 3378
Keywords:
discretion; performance report;
Judgment 3834
124th Session, 2017
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the rejection of her request for reclassification of her post.
Consideration 2
Extract:
In accordance with the Tribunal’s case law, a decision concerning the classification of a post is subject to only limited review. The Tribunal will set aside such a decision only if it has been taken without authority, has been made in breach of the rules of form or procedure, was based on an error of fact or law, has overlooked an essential fact, was tainted with abuse of authority or if a truly mistaken conclusion had been drawn from the facts (see, for example, Judgment 3589, under 4, and the case law cited therein).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 3589
Keywords:
discretion; post classification;
Judgment 3827
124th Session, 2017
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the refusal to grant her the lump sum paid to servants whose application to resign is accepted.
Consideration 7
Extract:
It must be recalled that the Tribunal is not competent to rule on the merits of [the Organisation]’s choices in respect of its staff management, for they form part of the general employment policy that an organisation is free to pursue in accordance with its general interests (see Judgment 3225, under 6).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 3225
Keywords:
discretion; organisation's interest;
Judgment 3772
123rd Session, 2017
International Labour Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the decision not to award him a contract without limit of time.
Consideration 5
Extract:
The Tribunal recognises the wide discretion enjoyed by an organisation in deciding whether or not to convert a fixed-term appointment into an indefinite one (see Judgment 1349, under 11). Such a decision is subject to limited review and will be set aside only “if it is taken without authority or in breach of a rule of form or of procedure, or if it is based on a mistake of fact or of law, or if some essential fact was overlooked, or if clearly mistaken conclusions were drawn from the facts, or if there was an abuse of authority” (see Judgments 2694, under 4, and 3005, under 10). In particular, the Tribunal will not substitute its own opinion for that of the organisation assessing the merits of the various candidates for titularisation.
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 1349, 2694, 3005
Keywords:
conversion of contract; discretion;
Judgment 3743
123rd Session, 2017
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the non-renewal of her fixed-term contract.
Consideration 2
Extract:
[A]n organisation has a wide discretion in deciding whether to renew a fixed-term appointment and its right to refuse to renew can be based on unsatisfactory performance (see, for example, Judgments 892, consideration 8, 1405, consideration 4, 1441, consideration 18, and 1711, consideration 4). Nonetheless such a discretionary decision can be successfully impugned if it is fatally flawed by, for example, procedural defects, a failure to take account of some essential fact, abuse or misuse of authority, or if it was based on an error of fact or of law (see, for example, Judgment 3626, consideration 10).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 892, 1405, 1441, 1711, 3626
Keywords:
discretion; non-renewal of contract;
Judgment 3742
123rd Session, 2017
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant contests the direct appointment of Ms S. to the position of Director, Office of Support to Decentralization.
Consideration 3
Extract:
A challenge to a direct appointment is essentially a challenge to a selection process, which the Tribunal approaches with some restraint. Such a decision is subject to only limited review. It is well established that staff appointments and promotions by an international organisation
are decisions which lie within the discretion of its executive head. However, the discretion must be exercised within the bounds of legality. The Tribunal explained this in Judgment 3537, under 10 [...].
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 3537
Keywords:
discretion; selection procedure;
Judgment 3669
122nd Session, 2016
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the decision not to select him for a post of Director.
Consideration 4
Extract:
It is convenient, at the outset, to describe the general legal framework in which the complaint is to be considered. Firstly and fundamentally, the Tribunal accepts that the appointment by an international organisation of a candidate to a position is a decision that lies within the discretion of its executive head. It is subject only to limited review and may be set aside only if it was taken without authority or in breach of rule of form or procedure, or if it was based on a mistake of fact or of law, or if some material fact was overlooked, or if there was abuse of authority, or if a clearly wrong conclusion was drawn from the evidence. This formulation is found in many judgments of the Tribunal including, for example, Judgment 3209, consideration 11, and is intended to highlight the need for a complainant to establish some fundamental defect in the selection process. Those defects can include the appointment of a candidate who did not meet one of the conditions stipulated in the vacancy announcement (see, for example, Judgment 2712, consideration 8). However, as the Tribunal observed in Judgment 1827, consideration 6: “The selection of candidates for promotion is necessarily based on merit and requires a high degree of judgment on the part of those involved in the selection process. Those who would have the Tribunal interfere must demonstrate a serious defect in it; it is not enough simply to assert that one is better qualified than the selected candidate.”
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 1827, 2712, 3209
Keywords:
appointment; competition; discretion; judicial review; selection procedure;
Judgment 3652
122nd Session, 2016
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant impugns two appointment decisions by the Director-General.
Consideration 11
Extract:
The Director-General’s discretion to appoint staff members must be exercised in accordance with the [internal legal] provisions and the general principles of law governing the international civil service, as discretion must be exercised within the bounds of legality.
Keywords:
discretion; selection procedure;
Judgment 3589
121st Session, 2016
Pan American Health Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant impugns PAHO’s rejection of his request for reclassification of his post at the P.4 level.
Judgment keywords
Keywords:
complaint dismissed; discretion; post classification;
Judgment 3582
121st Session, 2016
World Health Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the decision not to extend her fixed-term appointment following the abolition of her position.
Consideration 6
Extract:
According to firm precedent, a decision concerning the restructuring of an international organisation’s services, which leads to the abolition of a post, may be taken at the discretion of its executive head and is subject to only limited review by the Tribunal. The latter must therefore confine itself to ascertaining whether the decision was taken in accordance with the rules on competence, form or procedure, whether it involves a mistake of fact or of law, whether it constituted abuse of authority, whether it failed to take account of material facts, or whether it draws clearly mistaken conclusions from the evidence. The Tribunal may not, however, supplant an organisation’s view with its own (see, for example, Judgments 1131, under 5, 2510, under 10, and 2933, under 10). Nevertheless, any decision to abolish a post must be based on objective grounds and its purpose may never be to remove a member of staff regarded as unwanted. Disguising such purposes as a restructuring measure would constitute abuse of authority (see Judgments 1231, under 26, 1729, under 11, and 3353, under 17).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 1131, 1231, 1729, 2510, 2933, 3353
Keywords:
abolition of post; discretion; limits;
Judgment 3537
120th Session, 2015
European Patent Organisation
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges a competition procedure and alleges harassment.
Consideration 10
Extract:
The Tribunal cannot substitute its evaluation for that of the EPO and will only interfere with a selection decision if that decision was taken without authority; if it was based on an error of law or fact, a material fact was overlooked, or a plainly wrong conclusion was drawn from the facts; if it was taken in breach of a rule of form or of procedure; or if there was an abuse of authority (see Judgments 2060, under 4, and 2457, under 6).
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 2060, 2457
Keywords:
appointment; competition; discretion; judicial review; selection procedure;
Judgment 3500
120th Session, 2015
World Intellectual Property Organization
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainants contest the decision to transfer another staff member to the post of Head of the Executive Education Program.
Judgment keywords
Keywords:
abuse of power; bias; complaint dismissed; discretion; joinder; misuse of authority; transfer;
Judgment 3495
120th Session, 2015
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant challenges the fact that she was not promoted in the 2012 promotion exercise.
Consideration 11
Extract:
"As the Tribunal has already held in a similar case involving Eurocontrol and another official, while every official should have some prospect of advancement within an organisation and may therefore legitimately hope to move up to a higher position one day, there is no automatic right to promotion. This right is limited, on the one hand, by the official’s seniority, qualifications, skills and performance and, on the other, by the Organisation’s administrative structure and budgetary resources (see Judgment 3404, under 8, and the case law cited therein)."
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 3404
Keywords:
discretion; judicial review; promotion; right to career advancement;
Judgment 3490
120th Session, 2015
International Atomic Energy Agency
Extracts: EN,
FR
Full Judgment Text: EN,
FR
Summary: The complainant impugns the decision not to grant her request for retroactive reclassification of her former post.
Consideration 18
Extract:
"It follows from the JAB’s failure to obtain and consider evidence central to the claim that its conclusion and recommendation are tainted by an error of law. As the Director General adopted the conclusion and accepted the recommendation, his decision is also tainted by an error of law (see Judgment 2742, under 40)."
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 2742
Keywords:
discretion; disregard of essential fact; final decision; mistake of law;
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