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The Tribunal has no general jurisdiction to review or supervise internal union affairs and has no competence to substitute, review or enforce any of the Arbitration Committee decisions. The Applicant¡¯s claim regarding the provision of the names of eligible voters to polling officers as referred to in the 4 January 2017 email broadcast is not receivable under art. 2.1(a) of the Dispute Tribunal¡¯s Statute. The Appeals Tribunal has held that the key characteristics of an administrative decision subject to judicial review is that the decision must be ¡°a unilateral decision taken by the...

Since the Applicant withdrew the application, there is no longer a matter for adjudication and therefore the case is closed.

Since the Applicant withdrew the application, there is no longer a matter for adjudication and therefore the case is closed.

Since the Applicant withdrew the application, there is no longer a matter for adjudication and therefore the case is closed.

Since the Applicant withdrew the application, there is no longer a matter for adjudication and therefore the case is closed.

Since the Applicant withdrew the application, there is no longer a matter for adjudication and therefore the case is closed.

Since the Applicant withdrew his application, there is no longer a matter for adjudication and therefore the case is closed.

The reasons given by the Administration to cancel the selection process are rational, reasonable and supported by the record. The cancellation of the vacancy announcement was based on organizational and budgetary reasons. The staff member who had a lien on the post did return to her post. The Applicant presented no arguments of substance to call into question the lawfulness of the decision to cancel the selection process. The Applicant¡¯s candidacy was afforded full and fair consideration and it was within the reasonable discretion of the Organization to cancel the temporary position.

The Tribunal found that the cancellation of the selection exercise in question on the ground that there was a breach of confidentiality in the recruitment process was a reasonable exercise of discretion. The Tribunal rejected the Applicant¡¯s claim that the decision was tainted by gender discrimination as such claim was not supported by evidence. Regarding the second selection process, the Tribunal found that the Applicant was afforded a full and fair consideration as he was recommended as a suitable candidate, was ranked second in preference, and was not selected as the first recommended...

Nowhere in the Policy is using interviews or written test to appraise the competencies and/or qualifications of job candidates prohibited or even as much as discouraged. Rather, interviews are mandatory when ¡°the appointment of an external candidate is being considered¡± as it is stated that in such circumstances ¡°the applicants (external and internal) selected by the manager will be interviewed¡± (emphasis added). It is further stated that a ¡°[w]ritten test may be required¡± (see sec. 71). No matter what the Applicant¡¯s status was at the time of the selection process, the fact that the UNHCR...