The United Nations Office of Administration of Justice (OAJ), headed by an executive director appointed by the Secretary-General, is responsible for coordinating the functioning of the internal justice system of the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
. The first executive director of the Office of Administration of Justice was Mr. Andrei Terekhov who is now retired. The current executive director i
Ms. Alayne Frankson-Wallace The OAJ became operational on 1 July 2009, replacing an old system that was in effect for 60 years. A hallmark of this new justice system is that it is independent.
The Office of Staff Legal Assistance and the Registries for the
United Nations Dispute Tribunal
The United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) is the court of first instance in the internal justice system of the United Nations. It became operational on 1 July 2009. The UNDT "hears and decides cases" filed by current and former staff members "app ...
and the
United Nations Appeals Tribunal 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 ...
are part of the Office of Administration of Justice. With its headquarters in
New York City
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, the Office of Administration of Justice also has a presence — through the UNDT registries and the branch offices of the
Office of Staff Legal Assistance
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— in
Geneva
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,
Nairobi
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,
Addis Ababa
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, and
Beirut
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