2014-UNAT-468, Skourikhine
UNAT considered the Secretary-General鈥檚 appeal and Mr Skourikhine鈥檚 cross-appeal. With respect to the Secretary-General鈥檚 appeal, UNAT noted that there is no requirement in Section 9. 4 of ST/AI/2010/3 for the head of department to first review all non-rostered candidates, and it had even been amended to specifically remove such a requirement. UNAT found that UNDT erred in law in deciding that the appointment of the rostered candidates was contrary to ST/AI/2010/3, as the decision to do so was entirely within the Administration鈥檚 discretion, and no abuse of that discretion has been...