Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
International organizations — International administrative tribunals — United Nations Administrative Tribunal — Committee on Applications for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgments — Role of Tribunal — Role of International Court of Justice
International organizations — Officials — Terms and conditions of employment — United Nations — Official on temporary contract — Official seconded from government service — Meaning of secondment — Whether legal impediment to consideration of official for permanent post — Whether official entitled to reasonable consideration of application for permanent post — United Nations General Assembly Resolution 37/126 — Whether reasonable consideration entails formal procedure for consideration of application — Discretion of Secretary-General — Whether Secretary-General had unreasonably fettered own discretion
International organizations — Officials — Independence — Relationship between official and State of nationality — Official seconded from government service — Official seeking asylum — Whether official may be given permanent appointment without consent of State of nationality — Whether lack of consent a factor in case
International Court of Justice — Advisory jurisdiction — Scope — Applications for review of judgments of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal — Proper function of Court — Formulation of questions put to Court — Whether Court entitled to reformulate questions