83 1 January 2005

Appeals

2 Total number of Appeals pending 27

(d) Appeals and disciplinary matters

(ii) Preparation and submission of respondent's reply to appeals filed before the Joint Appeals Board and representation of the Secretary General at a panel for hearings

Canada funded court challenges programmes to test cases on equality, including those involving persons with disabilities.

The Panel of Counsel represents appellants during the process.

(e) Administration of justice secretariat services to the Joint Appeals Board Joint Disciplinary Committee, Vienna, processing of Board Committee recommendations on appeals and disciplinary cases.

(b) Processing and considering appeals in Geneva and Nairobi

Interlocutory Appeals 9 Contempt 0 Referral 2

An appeal in respect of such a decision may not be submitted to the Joint Appeals Board.

1 P 3 post for a Legal Officer in the Joint Appeals Board

In the course of the year 2003, FRB SC again issued an identical order to the Government.

A management review of the appeals process at Headquarters, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi (A 59 408) determined that the timeliness of appeals could be improved by streamlining the process at most duty stations.

(ii) Review of requests by staff for administrative review preparation and submission of respondents' replies to appeals filed with the Joint Appeals Board and representation of the Secretary General at panels for hearings

The Supreme Court rules inter alia on applications for judicial review and has original jurisdiction on appeals for abuse of power.

This role is made clear to all parties from the initiation of the appeals process.

Several felt that such a requirement should apply only to available and effective remedies.

It has various divisions which hear challenges to judgements handed down by the Court of Appeal.

Specific detailed regulations on appeals in the context of ERA exist in Austria.

The Chief of Unit supervises all of the work done in the Unit and performs other managerial functions as required, in addition to dealing with appeals and disciplinary cases.

His election is being challenged in court by other candidates, and Western backing could play a role in stabilizing his government.

Second, the Working Group suggested means for accelerating appeals other than appeals from Judgements.

Appeals procedures are functioning well over 90 per cent of appeals (74 of 81) against decisions related to the register and cadastre were resolved within obligatory time frames.

The Government also denies allegations by the source that no expert examined the seals of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and provides detailed information on the appeals filed by Mr. Martínez Ramírez' lawyer.

As for the Working Group on Speeding up Appeals, chaired by Judge Mumba, I am pleased to report that it has completed its work.

10. Urges those States that have not yet responded to the communications transmitted to them to do so without delay and to investigate expeditiously urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative

Urges those States that have not yet responded to the communications transmitted to them to do so without delay and to investigate expeditiously urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative

Additionally, changes to the Rules were adopted by the judges in the Plenary to regulate the pre trial process and to restrict the number of interlocutory appeals that were delaying the commencement of trials.

Serving as member of the Local Committee on Contracts, Local Survey Board, Ad hoc Disciplinary Committee, Chairman of the Classification Appeals Committee and other ad hoc bodies set up by the Administration.

(a) Conducting administrative reviews in the Office of Human Resources Management and preparing respondent's replies to the Joint Appeals Board

The increase of 106,900 under general temporary assistance, which is equivalent to 12 work months of a P 2 1 post, is intended to strengthen the capacity of the secretariat of the Board and the Committee in managing the appeal process.

a One of these appeals comprises 232 cases contesting the same administrative decision (of these 232 cases, 149 were filed with the JAB on 26 December 2003 but were assigned 2004 case numbers by the JAB secretariat).

Ireland (No. 45036 98) pending before the European Court of Human Rights.

Additionally, changes to the Rules were adopted by the judges in the Plenary to regulate the pre trial process and to restrict the number of interlocutory appeals that were delaying the commencement of trials.

Appeals from the Court lie to the High Court on the civil side and the Court of Criminal Appeal on the criminal side.

Under staff rule 111.2 (a), this review constitutes the first step of the appeals process.

Hitherto the secretariat of the Board and the Committee in Nairobi was part of the Human Resources Management Service.

The activities will be directed towards eliminating the backlog in appeals and disciplinary cases and reducing the average case processing time.

6. Urges the two parties to implement faithfully and loyally the Secretary General's package of measures relating to the identification of voters and the appeals process

7. Urges the two parties to implement faithfully and loyally the Secretary General's package of measures relating to the identification of voters and the appeals process

4. Urges the two parties to implement faithfully and loyally the Secretary General's package of measures relating to the identification of voters and the appeals process

That function is temporarily carried out by the Secretary of the Joint Appeals Board, which may potentially lead to a conflict of interest.

The Court Challenges Program (CCP), funded by the Government of Canada, provides funding for test cases of national significance in order to clarify the rights of official language minority communities and the equality rights of historically disadvantaged groups.

28G.11 Also included under this heading are activities and related requirements for services to be provided to the Joint Appeals Board and the Joint Disciplinary Committee in the field of administration of justice with respect to all Nairobi based Secretariat units.