Book contents
- The Law and Practice of International Administrative Tribunals
- The Law and Practice of International Administrative Tribunals
- Copyright page
- Summary Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Changing Landscape of International Administrative Law
- 2 The Institutional Evolution of International Administrative Tribunals
- 3 Sources of Law
- 4 Receivability of a Complaint (Jurisdiction and Admissibility)
- 5 Procedural Grounds of Review
- 6 Substantive Grounds of Review
- 7 Equality and Non-discrimination
- 8 Remedies
- 9 Selected Issues
- 10 Selected Issues
- 11 Selected Issues
- Bibliography
- Index
10 - Selected Issues
Access to Justice for Non-staff Personnel in the UN System
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2025
Book contents
- The Law and Practice of International Administrative Tribunals
- The Law and Practice of International Administrative Tribunals
- Copyright page
- Summary Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Changing Landscape of International Administrative Law
- 2 The Institutional Evolution of International Administrative Tribunals
- 3 Sources of Law
- 4 Receivability of a Complaint (Jurisdiction and Admissibility)
- 5 Procedural Grounds of Review
- 6 Substantive Grounds of Review
- 7 Equality and Non-discrimination
- 8 Remedies
- 9 Selected Issues
- 10 Selected Issues
- 11 Selected Issues
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the growing prevalence of non-staff personnel within the UN system and the legal challenges they face in accessing justice. As non-staff personnel increasingly take on roles traditionally held by staff, they remain largely excluded from the jurisdiction of IATs and often may only avail themselves of arbitration clauses that can be prohibitive in practice. The chapter examines potential legal implications of this situation, such as functional immunity before domestic courts, as well as proposed solutions, such as alternative dispute mechanisms and expedited arbitration. It reviews current UN pilot projects aimed at providing non-staff personnel with informal dispute resolution avenues and discusses potential reforms to bridge the access-to-justice gap.
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- The Law and Practice of International Administrative Tribunals , pp. 313 - 336Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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