The United Nations Administrative Tribunal (UNAT) was established by the

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in 1950 to be the final arbiter over alleged non-observance of contracts of employment and other binding regulations of all staff working in the

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. As of 30 June 2009 the mandate of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal has ended. The new internal justice system,

United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) The United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT), which replaces the former United Nations Administrative Tribunal, is an appellate court, of the two-tier formal system of administration of justice in the UN. It was established by the UN General Asse ...

went into effect on 1 July 2009. Please see Office of Administration of Justice for more information.

Rationale

Because the

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is not subject to the jurisdiction of any state, it has its own internal justice mechanisms for administering civil justice, such as in the domains of entitlements and benefits for staff, other contract issues, disciplinary proceedings, etc. In order to ensure the independence of this organ, it is composed not by officials of the Organization, but by judges appointed by the

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through the

, from which UNAT derives its mandate.

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* Administrative tribunal of the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

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EBRD The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially foc ...

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References

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