CPL Seminar: 'The Administration of Justice in the United Nations and the United Nations Administrative Tribunal: The Case of Sokoloff and its Contribution to the Development of International Administrative Law'

A seminar by Professor Spyridon Flogaitis, Goodhart Visiting Professor, Cambridge

Professor Spyridon Flogaitis will speak on the topic of "The administration of justice in the United Nations and the United Nations Administrative Tribunal: The case of Sokoloff and its contribution to the development of international administrative law".

Date    :  Thursday 9th May 2013

Time    :  5:30pm

Venue  :  Moot Court Room, Faculty of Law

The United Nations, as with every other international organization, needs to have a comprehensive and justice-giving grievance system, otherwise it risks to lose immunity towards the judicial system of the host nation. The United Nations Administrative Tribunal (now United Nations Appeals Tribunal) was created in the early days of the Organization, composed of 7 judges, elected by the General Assembly. The case of Sokoloff dealt with an important theme of due process in the frame of action of the UNDP, and the Tribunal after having decided the case on the solid base of the positive law of that Organization, created a general principle of law transcending the law of Organizations composing the UN group.

For more information please contact Dr Jason Varuhas (jnev2@cam.ac.uk)

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