2019-UNAT-902, Nouinou
The Secretary-General appealed UNDT鈥檚 finding that the contested decisions to abolish Ms Nouinou鈥檚 post, the consequent decision not to renew her two-year fixed-term appointment, and the refusal to re-assign her for two months under a zero-dollar incumbency, where she had been selected for a short-term position, were unlawful. UNAT held that UNDT made a grave error in law in terms of the basic legal position, which defined the subject of the litigation before it and the appeal. UNAT held that there was no administrative decision to terminate Ms Nouinou鈥檚 contract prior to its expiration and...