Compensation
Loss of chance
Non-pecuniary (moral) damages
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Subject matter (ratione materiae)
Staff selection (non-selection/non-promotion)
The Deputy High Commissioner, who has received a delegation from the High Commissioner, is legally competent to carry out the management evaluation of a decision taken by the latter. The legality of a decision must be assessed as at the date when it was taken, and not in light of subsequent circumstances. As regards promotions, considering the discretionary nature of these decisions, the Tribunal’s role is only to review the legality of the procedure followed and to examine whether there have been any errors of facts in the assessment of the staff member’s career. Under the principle that...