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L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que m¨ºme si le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait rembours¨¦ par erreur l'amende ¨¤ M. El-Haj apr¨¨s le prononc¨¦ du jugement de l'UNRWA DT, l'amende ayant ¨¦t¨¦ r¨¦impos¨¦e par la suite, l'appel n'¨¦tait pas sans objet.

Le TFP a estim¨¦ que pour conclure que le comportement d'un fonctionnaire constituait une ? faute grave ? justifiant une sanction plus s¨¦v¨¨re, le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral devait motiver sa d¨¦cision. En l'esp¨¨ce, le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral n'avait fourni aucune justification, et le TFP a rejet¨¦ l'argument du Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral selon lequel aucune justification n'¨¦tait n¨¦cessaire car il...

The UNAT held that the motion was not receivable because the impugned Order was not appealable and the UNDT had acted within its competence and jurisdiction in finding that the non-renewal decision had been prima facie lawful. The UNAT found that the staff member¡¯s request for reinstatement to his previous position could be considered as ¡°temporary relief to prevent irreparable harm¡± but it was instead an interlocutory appeal of the denial of the suspension of action which was not permitted. The UNAT also noted that granting the staff member¡¯s request would not maintain consistency with the...

Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a jug¨¦ que la requ¨ºte n'¨¦tait pas recevable parce que l'ordonnance contest¨¦e n'¨¦tait pas susceptible d'appel et que le Tribunal du contentieux administratif des Nations Unies avait agi dans le cadre de sa comp¨¦tence et de sa juridiction en estimant que la d¨¦cision de non-renouvellement ¨¦tait prima facie l¨¦gale. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ que la demande de r¨¦int¨¦gration du fonctionnaire ¨¤ son poste pr¨¦c¨¦dent pouvait ¨ºtre consid¨¦r¨¦e comme une ? mesure provisoire visant ¨¤ pr¨¦venir un pr¨¦judice irr¨¦parable ?, mais qu'il s...

The UNAT found that the presented reasons for an extension did not qualify as exceptional circumstances and did not necessitate an extension in the interest of justice. The UNAT denied the motion for an extension of the time limit to file the appeal.

Le Tribunal d'appel des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ que les raisons pour justifier une prolongation ne constituaient pas des circonstances exceptionnelles et ne n¨¦cessitaient pas une prolongation dans l'int¨¦r¨ºt de la justice. L'UNAT a rejet¨¦ la demande de prolongation du d¨¦lai pour d¨¦poser l'appel.

The UNAT held that the staff member did not seek an interim measure for temporary relief which was consistent with the UNDT Judgment; on the contrary, he sought the opposite, i.e., anonymization which the Dispute Tribunal and the Appeals Tribunal had not granted him. The UNAT also found that the prior UNAT Judgment was res judicata as to the question of anonymity and could be reversed, if at all, only through a revision of judgment. The UNAT denied the staff member¡¯s motion for interim measures.

Le Tribunal d'appel des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ que le fonctionnaire n'avait pas demand¨¦ une mesure provisoire de redressement qui ¨¦tait conforme au jugement du Tribunal du contentieux administratif des Nations Unies ; au contraire, il avait demand¨¦ le contraire, c'est-¨¤-dire l'anonymisation que le Tribunal du contentieux administratif et le Tribunal d'appel ne lui avaient pas accord¨¦. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a ¨¦galement am¨¦lior¨¦ que le jugement ant¨¦rieur du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies ¨¦tait choisi quant ¨¤ la question de l'anonymat et ne pouvait ¨ºtre annul¨¦, le...

The UNAT held that the staff member's motion for the production of evidence did not meet the criteria set out in the UNAT Statute and Rules of Procedure. The UNAT found that the staff member had not demonstrated exceptional circumstances warranting the admission of the additional evidence on appeal. The UNAT noted that, moreover, the staff member had not demonstrated that any relevant fact was likely to be established with the staff member¡¯s half-brother, Mr. SRB¡¯s employment history sought to be produced or that it would be in the interest of justice and the efficient and expeditious...

Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a soulign¨¦ que la requ¨ºte du membre du personnel visant ¨¤ la production de preuves ne r¨¦pondait pas aux crit¨¨res ¨¦nonc¨¦s dans le Statut et le R¨¨glement int¨¦rieur du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ que le fonctionnaire n'avait pas d¨¦montr¨¦ l'existence de circonstances exceptionnelles justifiant l'admission de preuves suppl¨¦mentaires en appel. Il a ¨¦galement not¨¦ que le fonctionnaire n'avait pas d¨¦montr¨¦ qu'un fait pertinent ¨¦tait susceptible d'¨ºtre ¨¦tabli gr?ce aux professionnels transmis...

The UNAT noted that the staff member had filed his appeal of the UNRWA DT Judgment on his application for execution before the UNAT Judgment in the underlying case was issued and the Commissioner-General had an opportunity to address the UNAT Judgment before submitting the answer to the present appeal. The UNAT found that given these circumstances, it was in the interest of procedural fairness to allow the staff member to submit additional pleadings 20 days from the issuance of the Order and not exceeding five pages. The UNAT granted the motion for additional pleadings.

Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a constat¨¦ que le fonctionnaire avait interjet¨¦ appel du jugement du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies concernant sa demande d'ex¨¦cution avant que le jugement du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies dans l'affaire sous-jacente ne soit rendu et que le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait eu la possibilit¨¦ de r¨¦pondre au jugement du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies avant de soumettre sa r¨¦ponse au pr¨¦sent recours. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ que, compte tenu des circonstances, il ¨¦tait dans l'int¨¦r¨ºt de l'¨¦quit¨¦...

The UNAT found that the present motion was distinguishable from a typical motion for withdrawal of an appeal: the non-moving party objects to the withdrawal as a revised appeal would enable the Secretary-General to address arguments included in the answer and, second, the Secretary-General still deems it necessary to pursue an appeal. The UNAT held that its reiteration in a recent case that appeals on the merits and relief should be considered together had not been new and was an insufficient basis on which to request the filing of a revised appeal. The UNAT found, however, that when the UNDT...

Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a soulign¨¦ que la pr¨¦sente requ¨ºte se distinguait d'une requ¨ºte classique de retrait d'appel : la partie non d¨¦pos¨¦e s'oppose au retrait car un appel r¨¦viserait au Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral de r¨¦pondre aux arguments inclus dans la r¨¦ponse et, deuxi¨¨mement, le Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral estime toujours n¨¦cessaire de poursuivre un appel. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ que sa r¨¦it¨¦ration dans une affaire r¨¦cente selon laquelle les appels sur le fond et les mesures de redressement devaient ¨ºtre examin¨¦s ensemble n'¨¦tait pas nouvelle et ne...

The UNAT found that the Secretary-General¡¯s request that it suspend the time limit for filing the answer until the motion for summary judgment was decided was moot because the Secretary-General had already filed the answer. The UNAT observed that the timing of the Secretary-General¡¯s request for a suspension of the time limit had been most impractical as the staff member would not have the opportunity to comment on the motion for summary judgment. The UNAT nonetheless found that, given that the pleadings were complete, it was most practicable to decide this appeal during its regular session as...

Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a soulign¨¦ que la demande du Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral visant ¨¤ suspendre le d¨¦lai de d¨¦p?t de la r¨¦ponse jusqu'¨¤ ce que la requ¨ºte en jugement sommaire soit tranch¨¦e ¨¦tait sans objet, car le Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait d¨¦j¨¤ d¨¦pos¨¦ la r¨¦ponse. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a observ¨¦ que le moment choisi par le Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral pour demander une suspension du d¨¦lai ¨¦tait tr¨¨s peu pratique, car le fonctionnaire aurait eu la possibilit¨¦ de commenter la requ¨ºte en jugement sommaire. Le Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a n¨¦anmoins estim¨¦ que...

The UNAT did not consider the seasonal absences of legal staff to be an exceptional circumstance. The UNAT found that, on the contrary, it was routinely expected that staff will take annual leave in the summer months. The UNAT further held that the fact that the Director General had failed to view any e-mail for a period of 19 days was an error for which the consequences had to be borne by the Director General. The UNAT denied the Director General¡¯s motion for an extension of time to file a response to the staff members¡¯ motion.

L'UNAT n'a pas consid¨¦r¨¦ les absences saisonni¨¨res du personnel juridique comme une circonstance exceptionnelle. Il a constat¨¦ qu'au contraire, il ¨¦tait courant que le personnel prenne des cong¨¦s annuels pendant les mois d'¨¦t¨¦. L'UNAT a en outre estim¨¦ que le fait que le Directeur g¨¦n¨¦ral n'avait consult¨¦ aucun courrier ¨¦lectronique pendant une p¨¦riode de 19 jours constituait une erreur dont les cons¨¦quences devaient ¨ºtre support¨¦es par le Directeur g¨¦n¨¦ral. L'UNAT a rejet¨¦ la requ¨ºte du directeur g¨¦n¨¦ral visant ¨¤ obtenir une prolongation du d¨¦lai pour d¨¦poser une r¨¦ponse ¨¤ la requ¨ºte des...

The UNAT found that the written witness statement sought to be submitted constituted new and additional evidence on appeal. The UNAT found that it was apparent that the staff member had known of the evidence at the Dispute Tribunal but, as he noted in his motion and appeal brief, had relied on other grounds which he believed were sufficient to substantiate his claims without risking exposing the witness. The UNAT held that this rendered his request to submit additional evidence on appeal inadmissible. The UNAT denied the motion for leave to submit a confidential witness statement.

L'UNAT a soulign¨¦ que la d¨¦claration ¨¦crite du t¨¦moin qui souhaitait ¨ºtre soumise constituait une preuve nouvelle et suppl¨¦mentaire en appel. Le Tribunal d'appel des Nations Unies a estim¨¦ qu'il ¨¦tait ¨¦vident que le fonctionnaire avait eu connaissance des ¨¦l¨¦ments de preuve pr¨¦sent¨¦s au Tribunal du contentieux administratif, mais que, comme il l'avait indiqu¨¦ dans sa requ¨ºte et son m¨¦moire d'appel, il s'¨¦tait appuy¨¦ sur d'autres motifs qu'il estimait suffisants pour ¨¦tayer ses pr¨¦tentions sans risquer d'exposer le t¨¦moin. Le Tribunal d'appel des Nations Unies a jug¨¦ que sa demande de...

The UNAT, by the rationale applicable to appeals and specific claims, allowed the staff member to withdraw the earlier motion without justification. The UNAT granted the motion to withdraw the motion to increase the page limit of the appeal brief.