Legal Topics

Review of the Jurisdictional Setup of the UN Common System

The dedicated page to provide you with the updates and resources on the ongoing review. Draft reports and background materials are located in the Member's Only area.

Recommendation from Legal Standing Committee on neutral first instance

Joint Inspection Unit - Harmonization of the Statutes of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal (JIU/REP/2004/3)

Recommendation 1: The General Assembly should continue to keep under review the issue of selection and appointment of members of UNAT with a view to bringing these practices into conformity with the statute and practices of ILOAT.

Recommendation 2: The General Assembly should amend article 10 of the UNAT statute to bring it into conformity with the ILOAT statute and settle the issues of specific performance and compensation limitations.

Recommendation 3: The General Assembly should continue to treat, as a matter of priority, the improvement of other elements of the process of internal justice that precede the Tribunal stage of a dispute. Those processes are slow and cumbersome; expediting and improving those measures may lead to fewer cases being brought to the Tribunal and result in less costly decisions and procedures.

Recommendation 4: The Secretary-General, in his capacity as chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), should invite the Board to develop a mechanism to enhance cooperation and facilitate professional exchange and regular dialogue between UNAT, ILOAT and other international administrative tribunals, particularly with respect to the uniform and consistent application of case law which is the primary determinant of fair and equal systems of justice.