JUGEMENTS DU TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATIF DE
L'ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DU TRAVAIL
SUR REQUETES CONTRE L'ORGANISATION DES
NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ÉDUCATION,LA SCIENCE
ET LA CULTURE
JUDGMENTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
ORGANISATION UPON COMPLAINTS MADE
AGAINST THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL,
SCIENTIFIÇAND CULTURAL ORGANlZATION PREMIÈRE PARTIE
REQUÊTE POUR AVIS CONSULTATIF
ET EXPOSÉS ÉCRITS
PART 1
l
! REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION
AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS Le présent vofurn~ doit êtrecite coinme suit :
(J~gements dz6 Tribanal administratif de I'O. 1.T. i)
This volume should be quoted as :
" Judpnents of the Administrative Tribufial of the I.L.O."
No de vente :
Sales number SECTION A.-REQUEST FOR ADVISORY
OPINION
1.-THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATTON TO THE PRESTDENT OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
[T~anslation]
19 Avenue Kléber, Paris XVI,
November 3oth, 1955.
Sir,
1 have the honour to iliform you that the Executive Board of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi-
zation, by a resoIution adopted at its 42nd session on November
~Sth, 1955, acting within the framework of Article XII of the
Statute ofthe Adrninistrat~ve Tribunal of the International Labour
Organisation, decided tochallenge the decisions rendered by the
Tribunal on April zSth, 1955 ,n the Leff, Duberg and Wilcox cases
and on October zgth, 1935,in the Bernstein case, and to refer the
question of their validity to the Ii~ternational Court of Justice.
Accordingly, the Executive Board of the United rùations Educa-
tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization, by a resolution adopted
at its42ndsession on Novernber 25th, 1955, decided torequest the
International Court of Justice togive an advisory opinion on the
following questions :
"Having regard to the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal
of the InternationaLabour Organisation ;
Having regard to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rulesof the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cult~zraOrgani-
zation, and to anyother relevant texts ;
Having regard to the contracts of appointment of Messrs.
Dubesg and Leff and Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Bernstein :
1.-Was the AdministrativeTribunal comptent, under Article
IIof itsStatute, to hear the cornplaints introduçedagainst REQWEST EOR ADVISORY OPINION (30 XI 55) 9
(a) Was the Administrative Tribunal cornpetent to
deterininewhether the powes of the Director-General not
to senew fixed-tem appointments haç been exerciçed for
the good of the service and in the interest of theorganiz?tion
(b) Was the Administrative Tribunal competent to
pronounce on the attitude which the Director-General,
under the terms of the Constitution of the United Nations
Educationd, Scientificand Cultural Organization, ought to
maintain in hisrelations with aMernber State, particulasly
as regards the execution of the policy of the Government
authositieç of thatMember State 3
III.-In any case, what isthe validity ofthe decisions given
by the Administrative Tribunal in its Judgrnents Nos. 17,
18, rg and 21 ?"
One copy eachof the French and English texts of the latter
resolution of theExecutive Board of the United Nations Educa-
tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization, both duly certified,
are herein enclosed.
In accordance with Article 65 of the Statute of the International
Court of Justice,1 shall transmit to thCourt al1docuinents likely
to throw light upon the question.
I have, etc.
(Signed) Luther H. EVANS,
Director-General.
II.-RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAI,, SCIENTIFIC
AND CULTURALORGANTZATION,AT ITS ~ZND SESSION,
ON 25 NOVEMBER 1955
The Execzttive Board,
Whereas, by its JudgrnentsNos. 17, 18 and rg of 26 April 1955,
and No. 21of 29 October 1955,the Administrative Tribunal ofthe
International Labour Organisation confirrned its jurisdiction in
the cornplaints introduced by Messrs, Duberg and Leff and Mrs.
Wilcox and Mrs.Bernstein against the United Nations Educational,
Scientific andCultural Organization,
Whereas Article XII of the Statute of the Administrative Tri-
bunal of the International Labour Organisation provides as
follows : REQUEST FOR ADVISOKY OPIHION (30 XI 55) IO
"1. In any case 111which the Executive Board of an inter-
national organization wbich haç made the declaration specified
in Article II, paragraph 5, of the Statute of the Tribunal chal-
lenges a decision of the Tribunal confirrning its jurisdiction, or
considers that a decision of the Tribunal is vitiated by a funda-
mental fault in the procedure followed, the question of the
validity of the decision given by the Tribunal shall be subrnitted
by the Executive Board concerned, for an advisory opinion, to
the International Court of Justice,
2. The opinion given by the Court çhall be binding."
Wh~reas the Executive Board, after consideration, wishes to
avail itselof the provisions of the said Article,
Decides to submit the following legal questions to the Inter-
national Court of Justice for an advisory opinion :
Having regard to the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal
of the International Labour Organisatioii ;
Raving regard to the Staff Hegulatioils and Çtaff Rules of the
United Nations Educatioilal, Scientific and Cizltural Organi-
zation, and toaily other relevant texts ;
Having regard to the contracts of appoin tmen t of Messrs.Duberg
and Leff and Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Bernstein :
1.-Was the Administrative Tribunal competent, under Article
II of its Statute, to hear the cornplaints introduced againçt
the United Nations Ed~icational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization on 5 February 1955 by Meççrç. Duberg and
Leff and Mrs. Wilcox, and on zSJuile 1955 by Mrs. Bernstein 1
II.-In the case ofail affirmative aiiswer to question 1 :
(a} Was the Administrative Tribunal competent to deter-
mine whether the power of the Director-General not to renew
fixed-terrn appointrnents has been exercised for the good of
the service and in the intereçt of the Organization ?
(6) Wsç the Administrative Tribunal competent to pro-
i~ounce on the attitude which the Director-General, uncler the
ternisof the Constitution af the United Nations Eduçational,
Scientific and Culturai Organization, ought to maintain in
his relations with a Member State, particularly as regards
the execution of the policy of the Government authorities of
tbat Meinber State ? REQUEST FOE ADYISORY OPINION (30 XI55) II
III.-En any case, what is the validity of the decisions given by
the Administrative Tribunal in its Judgments Nos. 17, 18,
19 and zr 7
Certified truecopy :
November 3oth, 1955.
(Signedl Hanna SABA,
Legal Adviser
of the UnitedNations Educational,
Scientitic andCulturalOrganization. FILE TRAWSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.O. 13
IV. Records of the qznd session of the Executive Board
relatingto the adoption of the resolution 25 November
1955 requeçting au advisory opinion ;
Y. Statute of the Administrative Tribunal of the Inter-
national Labour Organisation aizd other relevant
instruments ;
VI. Records relatiilg to the ereation of the Administrative
Tribunal of the League of Nations ;
VIX. Records of the Administrative Tribunal of the Inter-
national Labour Organisation ;
VITI. Dossiers of the Du Berg, Leff, Wilçox and Bernstein
cases before the Administrative Tribunal of the Inter-
national Labour Organisation.
4. Section 1 contains texts of the Constitution of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in
force prior to and following the adoption of amendrnents to the
Constitution by the General Conference at itç eightk session heId
at Montevideo in November-Decemloer 1954.
5. Section II containç an extract of the Agreement between the
United Nations and Unesco reproducing the text of the Article
thereof dealing with the relations of the United Nations Educa-
tlonal,Scientific and Cultural Organization with the International
Court of Justice.
6. Section III coiltains official records bearing on the recognition
by the United Nations Educational, Çcientific and Cultural Organi-
zation of the cornpetence of the Administrative Tribunal of the
International Labour Organisation. Documents numbers (5),
(9) and (II) are notes subrnitted by the Director-General to the
Executive Board and the General Conference. Documents nurnbers
(4)) (6),(IO)and (rzj contain the texts of the various resolutions
adopted on the subjeçt by the Executive Board and the General
Conference and documents nurnberç (71, (8),(13)and (14 )eproduce
the texts of letters exchanged fortkat purpose between the Inter-
national Labour Organisation and the United Nations Eduçational,
Scientific and Cd tural Organization.
7. Section IV contains the documents (including summary
records, reports and decisionsjofthe 4znd session of the Executive
Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural
Organization which concern the adoption by the Board of the
resolution of 25 November 1955 .ocuments (rs) and (16)contain
the çumrnary record of the fourteenth and twenty-fifth meetings
of the Executive Board atwhich the rnatter was consideted. Docu-
ments numbers (r7) and (~g) deal with the communication toMem-
bers of the Executive Board of the texts ofthe judgments rendered FILE TRANSMITTET) BY U.N.E.S.C.O. 15
ordinary session ofthe General Conference. These documents deal
with such questions as the application to the United Nations
Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organization of Executive
Qrders ofthe President of the United States of America, provisions
of Staff Regulations concerning standards of integrity, common
personnel policy of the United Nations and the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and CuIturâl Organization, obligations
and rights ofstaff members, personnel recruitment standards and
methods, etc.
g. Section VI of the documentation contains documents relaéing
to the creation of the Administrative Tribunal of the League of
Nations. It contains the texts ofthe various draft statutes which
~esulted in the creation in 1927of the Administrative Tribunal of
the League of Nations, the statute of which became in 1946 the
Statute ofthe Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour
Organisation. Documents numbers (57) to (69) are reports and
minutes of meetings of the Superviçory Commission of the League
of Nations which was entrusted with thepreliminary studies on the
establishment of an Administrative Tribunal ; documents numbers
(70) to (72)relate to the proceedings of the Fourth C.ornmittee of
the Assembly anddocument nunlber (73) to the proceedings of the
Assernbly which adopted the Statute in plenary meeting.
IO. Section VI1 gives the textsof the judgments rendered by the
Administrative Tribunal oftlie International Labour Organisation
from 1947 to 1355, including judgments nurnbers 17, 18, 19 and 21
which gave rise to the questions submitted to the Court. The
texts of judgrnents numbers 17, 18and rg are dso found in annex
to a document subrnitted to the Executive Board and which con-
stitutes document numbes (17). The complete series is contained
in documents numbers (74) to (97).
11. Section VI11 of the documentation contains the complete
dossiers of the Du Berg, Leff, Wilcox and Bernstein cases as they
were subrnitted to the Administrative Tribunal of the International
Labour Organisation. The Du Berg, Leff and Wilcox dossiers
were submitted tothe Administrative Tribunal at the firspart of
its fifth session in April1955 ,he Bernstein dossier at the second
part of the çame session in October 1955.The written complaints
instituting proçeedings, togethes with the accornpanying documen-
tation, are found in documents numbers (98) to (1o8). Each
cornplaint submitted was accompanied by an individual documen-
tation. In addition, a general documentation was subrnitted
to the Administrative Tribunal at each of the two parts of
the session at which the cases were considered. The çtatements FILE THANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.O. 16
subrnitted in these cases by Mr. Pierre Heilquet, President of the
Staff Association of the United Mations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization. In documents (115)and (1x4 ) ilibe
found the stenographic records of the oral proceedings before the
Administrative Tribunal in the four cases. These records which
have been taken on behalf of the United Nations EducationaI,
Scientific and CulturalOrganization are unofficial in charactand
do not constitute officia1recordsof the Administrative Tribunal ;
Section VI11 also contains documents constituting the terms of
appointment ofthe fout cornplainants. These documents, numbers
(117 o (rzo), reIate to the original appointments, tproIongation
of the contracts and the expiration of the contracts of the cornplain-
ants.
12. In addition to the documents transmitted to the Court in
the present documentation, copies of the judgments rendered by
the Administrative Tribunal of the League of Nations during the
years 1929-194 a6d which fosm part of the historical backgroun'
of the questions submitted to the Court have been sent for the
files ofthe Registry of the Court. The texts of these judgments
exist inFrench only. FILE TRANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.O. I7
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO QUESTIONS ON WHICH
AN ADVISORY OPINION IS REQUESTED
BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
(List)
INTRODUCTION
1. CONSTITUTION TEXTS
(1) Constitution of the United Nations Edii-mbol)
cational, Scientificand Cultural Organi-
zation [text in forceprior tothe amend-
ments adopted by the General Confe-
rence of Unesco at its Eighth Session
lieldin Montevideo,November-Decem-
ber 19541
(2) Constitiition of the United Nations Edii-nce Manual
cational, Scientificand CulturalOrg1955, pp. 5-11
zation [asamended hy the General
Conference at its Eighth Session
held in Rlontevideo,Noveniber-Decem-
ber 1954;
II. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITEDNATIONS AND THE UNITED
NATIONS EDUCATIONAS L, IENTIFCND CULTURAO LRGAN~ZAT~ON
.4PPROVED ON14 ~ECEMBER 1946BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBL YF
THE UNITEDNATIONS AND ON 6 DECEMBER 1946BY THE GENERAL
CONFERENC EF UNESCO
(3) [Extract] Article XI (no symbol)
III. RECORDSRELATING TO THE RECOGNITION BY THUNITEDNATIONS
EDUCATIONAS L, IENTIFICND CULTURAO LRGANIZATIO OF THE
COMPETENCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIV TEIBUNAL OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
(4) Resolutio22 adopted by the General 7C/Resolutions,
Conferenceof Unescoat its 7th Sessip. 92
(Paris, 1952)
(5) Recognition by Unescoof the jurisd34tEx113
of an InternationalAdministrative
Tribunal
(6) Kesolution 9.3adopted by the Execu34 EX/Decisions,
Board of Unesco at its 34th Sessionp. 12
(Pans, 1953)
(7) Letterfrom the Director-General of ODG/SJ/36797o
Unesco to the Director-Gerierai of the
International. LabouOffice, dated
15 June 1953, reco izing the com-
petence of the ItY Administrative
Tribunal FILE TRANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.O. 18
(6) Letter frorn theDirector-General of the AT 2-3
International Labour Office to the
acting Director-General of Unesco,
dated ja June 1953, conccrning the
IL0 Administrative Tribunal
(9) Recognition of the cornpetenceof an 111- 37 EX133
ternational Administrative Tribunal
'(10)Resolution 11.3 adopted by the Execu- 37 EX/Decisions,
tive Board of Unesco at its 37th Ses- p. 15
sion (Paris, 1954)
(II) Recognition of the cornpetence of Inter- ~C/ABM/I&
national Administrative Tribunal5
SC/Hesolutions,
(12) Kesolution 11.5.1adopted hy the Geii-
eral Conference at its 8thSession p. 20
(Montevideo, 1954)
(13) Letter from the Acting Director-Gen- OnG/SJ/4560gS
eral of Uiiesco tthe Director-General
of the International Lahour Office,
dated 20 December 1954, extending
the jurisdictionof the IL0 Adrninis-
trative Tribunal in rcspect of cases
arisin in the pcriod1 January 1955
to 31 A eçeinber 1956
(14) Letter from the Assistant Director- AT 2-3
General rif the International Labour
Officetothe Acting Director-General
of Unesco, dated 5 Januasy 195.5
IV. XECORD SF THE 4znd SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVB EOARD KELATING
TO THE AUOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION 01: 25 NOVEMBER 1955.
BEQ IJESTTNG AN ABVlSnRI' OI'INIOS
A. S~srnwry Records of the +~ad Session O/ the ExecrttiveBourd
(1- .14tli meeting, zS Novcmber 1.- - see 42 EX/SR. 1-27
paragraghç r to 184
(16)25th meeting, 25 November 1955, set: 42 EX!SR.I-Q~
paragraphi 55 to x5r)
B. ExeczctivcBonrd Iloc~rwenls
(17)JudgmeilCç given by the Administrative 42 EX137
Tribunal ofthe International Labour
Organisation and Annex I
(18 )udgments given on 26 April and zg 42 EX/37,
Octohei-2955by the Administrative Annex II
Tribunal ofthe InterilationalLabour
Organisatioi-;Statemrnt by the.Prc-
sidentof the StaffAssociation
(19)Eetter of theSecretary ofthe Executive EXBD/~ZOZS~
Board dated 8 Novemher 1955t, tans-
mitting to Mernbers ofthe Executive
Board the texts of tliejudgments
rendered by the Administrative Tri-
hiinalofthe IL0 on 29 Octobcr 1955 FILE TMNSMI'ITED BU U.N.E.S.C.O. I9
(20) Letter from the Director-General to (no syrnbol)
Dr. Franç Bender, Member of the
Execiitive Boarcl, dated 7 Octo-
ber rg55 and communicated toMem-
bersof the Executîve Board by letter
dated 7 October 1955
(21) Jzidgments given 01-126 April and 29 {nosymùoi)
October 1955 1) theAdministrative
Tribunal of the LO. Item 11.1.Note
from theDirector-General
C. Resokstionsand Decisions adopcd by the ExeczttzvBoard
(22) Resolution11.1 adopted by the Execti- 42 EX/Decisionç,
tive 13oardon 25 November 195 j pp. 20-21
V. STATUT EF THE ADMINISTRATIT REIBUNA OF THE INTERNATIONAL
LABOUO RRGANISATI OND OTHER RELEVANT INSTRUMENTS
A. Statute and Rules of CowL of theAdministrative TrihnaE ofthe
Intwnational Labour Orgaltisatio?~
(23) InternationalLabour Organisation. (no symbol)
-Statute of theAdministrative Tri-
bunal of the International Labour
Organisation adopted hy the Inter-
national Labour Conference on
g October 1946a ,nd modifieclby the
said Conferenceon 29 June 1949
-Rules of Court adopted by the
Administrative Tribunal of the Inter-
national Labour Organisation on
22 Febniary rg47 as amended on
10 Ailgust 1953
-Extract from the Resolutionadop-
tedby the Assen~blyof theLeague of
Nations oii18 April 1946
B. Sta# Regulations ad Sta# Rules of thcUnited Natioas Educa-
tional,Sn'entifiand Czilt~ralOrganization
(24) Unesco StaffRegulations asadopted by 8CjADM127
the General Coiiferenceat its seventh
Session and amenrled at itssecond
extraordinarySzssion
-Unesco Staff Rules aslaid down hy
the Director-General[as in forceon
r November 19541
(25) Arnendments te Staff Regulations and .4BM A/25,
to Staff Rules arlopted olaiddcrwn A z5 Corr.
after the8th Session ofthe General A 33, A 39
Conference and A 50
(26) Provisional Ruleç 'ofUnesco Appeals PEM!Merno/B.18q,
Board as from 16 October 1953 Annex E PILE TRANSMITTED BY U .N.E.S.C.O. 20
(27) Definitive Statuteç of Unesco hppeals (no symbol)
Board as adopted by the General
Conference of Unesco on 8 Deceinber
7954, in thecourse ofits 8th Sessioii
C. Records oJ the Genwal Confercnce and of the Executive Bowd
relafzngto the fiolicofthe Organisation ~egardingcertainpeusovzri.el
gues.iions
i. Second Extraordinar?' Sesszu7c oJtlte Gsnernl Conference (Paris,
19.531
(28) Application to Ui~esco of Executive 3 XC17
Order IO.~SS ofg January 1953içsued
by the President ofthe United States
of Arnerica,with Annex
(29) Ay lication to Unesco of Executivc 3 XC/7 Add. r
&der 10.422 ofg January 1953 iuued
by the President of theUnited States
of Arnerica.Addendum, with Annex
(35) hp lication ta Unesco of Executive 2 XC/7 Add. 2
Brder 10.422 ofg January 1g53issued
by the President of the United States
ofAmet-ica. Addendum 2
(31) Interpretation or Amendment of Staff ?-XC/IO
Regulations with respect tostandards
ofintegrity
(3'3)Cummiinication from the Staff Associa- 2 XL!II
tion
433) Verbatin1 Records of the Fourth Ple- z XC/Resolutior~s
nary Meeting of tlie General Confe- and Proceedings,
rence,Thursday 2 July 1953, seapara- pp. 46-60
graphs (12) to(98)
(34) Verbatim Records of the Fifth Plei~ary 2 XC/Resolutions
Meeting of the General Confereiice, and Proceedings,
Friday 3 July 1953, see paragraphs yp. 60-65
(11to. (34)
(35) Kesolution ro.1 adopted by the General 2 EX/Resolutioi~s
Conference on 3 July 1953 and Proceedings,
1" -3
11. I'hirty-SeventhSessioftof th8Ertcutave Board (Paris, 19%)
(36) Common personnel policy ofthe United 37 EXj3z
Nations and Unesco
437)Commonpersonnel policy of the United 37 EXi32 Add.
Nations and Unesco. Addendum :
Comments of the StaffAssociation
438) Interim Measures inconnexion with the 37 EX13 j
recmitment of United States citizens
939) Resolutions rr.2, 11.4 and11.5 adopted 37 EX/Decisions,
by the Executive Board at its 37th pp. 15-16
Session
3 FILE TRANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.0, 21
iii. ThtrtyEightlSession of theExccwtive Board (Venice,15154)
(40) Siirnmary Records ofthe fifth Meeting, 38 EXISR. 1-13)
(gr) Summary Records of the srxt1Meeting, 38PEX!SR. I-r3,
(42) Summary Records O£the tenthMeeting, 38 EX/SR.402-13,
(43) ResolutionY9.1 adopt~d by the Esecu- 38pEX/Decisions,
tiveBoard at itç39thSession
P. 7
iv. EtglzthSesszonO/ lhc Gemerd Confer~~zce(Montevideo, 1954)
(...,Personnel recruitment Standards and 8CjADMlzr
rnethods
(45) Personnel Policy, Obligations and 8C/ADM/x4
Rights of StaffMembers ; proposed
amendmentç to the StafReplations
(46) Surnmary Records of the 17thMeeting
of the Administrative Commission,
2 November 1954, see pragraphç
to (110)
(47)Surnmary Records of the 18th Meeting SC/Proceedings,
of the Administrative Commission, pp. 601-608
29 N~vernber 1954~ see paragraphs
(1) to (105)
Y , numrnarv Records of the 19th Meeting SC/Proceedings
of the Administrative ~onhission, pp. 608-630
November 1954, secyaragraphs fi)
(37)
(49)Surnmary Records of the 20th Meeting 8C/Proceedings,
of theAdministrative Cornrnisslon, 30 pp. 6x5-6rg
Novernber 1954, sw lparagraphç(40)
to (79)
(50) Surnrnary Records of thez~st Meeting SCProceedings,
of the Administrative Commission, pp. 620-625
r December 1954 M ppargraphs (r)
to (67)
(51 S)ummq Records of the zznd Jleeting €iC/Proceedings,
of the Administrative Commission, pp. 626-630
x Decernber 1954 ,eeparaqaghs (1)
to(76)
(52)Verbatim Records of the rqth Plenasy 8CJProceedings,
me et in^ofthe General Conference, pp. 61-62
13 ~o;ember 1954, seeparagaphs
(53)Verbatim Records of the 16th Plenary
Meeting of the General Conference,
8~ecekber 1954, seeparagraphs (25)
to(120)
(54) Report of the Administrative Commis-
sionto the General Conference (8CI
ADM13.9, secparapaphs (25)to (43)1 FILE TRANSMITTED %Y U.N.E.S.C.O. 22
(55) Resolution rr.4 adoptedby the General 8CiResolutiorîs,
Conference on 9 December rg54 PP. 18-19
(j6) Resolutions v.2.4.and Y.z.5. adopted SC/Resolutions,
by the General Conference on P. 59
8 Decernber 7954 -
VI. RECORD RELATING TO THE CREATlDN OF THE AUMINISTH.~TEVE
TRIBU~T OF~T.E LEAGU EFNATIONS
A. Szb$wwsoryCommisszoro tj theLeagwe ofNatioi6.i
(a) Doczcmsnisof theSuPervzsory Comm issioir
(57)Note contenant quelqilcç observations C.C. 196
du Rapporteur de la Commission de
contrale siir la question d'un Tribuilal
Cventuel pour lepersonnel de la
S. D. N. (ro August 19251
(58)Preliminary draft submitted by the C.Ç. zoo
Secretariat(12 February 1926)
(jg)Observations of the Directorof the Ç.C. 203
International Labour OfEce
(27 February rgz6)
(Go}Second prelirninarydraft prepared by C.C. 213
the Legal Scction of the Secrelariat
(20 April 1926)
(61)Revised draft siibmittcd bthe Secreta- C.C. 222
riat and the Iiiternational Labour
Office(21 May I 26)
(02) DraftReport oii tze Establishment of C.C. 214
an Administrative Tribunal(5Augiiçt
(63) Noteby the Secretary GencraE CC. "3
(18January rgz7)
(64)Amendment proposed hy the Secretary C.L. 254
General (February 1927)
(17)MinattesoJ the Supervisory ConaPPtassZort
(65) 18thSession, fourth sittin6,March C.C.lr8th Session]
1926 PV., pp. 46-72
(66)20th Sess~on,first, second, thirdaiid C.C./z~th Session!
fourth sittings, and 5 June rgzb PT;., pp. r-49
(67) zznd Session,tl~irand fourth sittiiigçG.C../zendSession/
17 February 1927
(48)~3rd Session, April 1927 C.C.lz3rd Session/
PV. ,p. 2-3and
31-33
(c) Report O/theSufierv~sovyCommission
(69) Report ofthe Supervisory Commission L.O.N O.ficial
on the establishmentof an Adrn~nis- Journal,Special
' trativeTnbunaI Supplernent, No.
58, l'P. 250-257 FILE TRANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.0. 23
B. Fowth Commzttee of theAssembly of theLeagwe
(70) Report submitted to tlie Fourth Corn- A.IV/5.1gz7
mittee of the Assembly by the Sub-
Cornmittee on the Administrative
Tribunal
(71) Minutes of the fiftMeeting of the L.O.N .fficial
Fourth Cornmittee, 17 Seprember Journal, Special
1927 Supplement, No.
58, PP. 35-36
(72) Report of the Fourth Comrnrttee to the A.721~927.V
Assembly
C. Asssmbly o/ IheLeagwe of Nations
(73)zrst Plenary Meeting of the Eigl~th L,O.N . fficia1
Ordinary Sessioi~of the Assembly, Journal, Special
26 Çeptember 1927 Supplement .
No. 54, p.201
VIT. RECORDS OF THE ADMINISTRATI T RIBUNAL OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL LABOUR ORG~N~SATION
A. Jzddgnaents of ihe Administrative T~ibz61taof the Internatio~8wl
Labozcr Organisation,$rior to the jzldgw~enlsNos. 17, 18,
19 alid 21
(74) Judgnient No. I,in the matter of (no spbol)
1,hoest againstthe Secretariat of the
League of Nations
(75) Judgment No. 2, in thc mattcr of Ave-
no1 against the Pensions Fund
(76)Judgment No. 3, in tlie rnatter of Per- II
rasseagainst the Secretariat of the
League of Nations
(77) Judgment No. 4 (Arbitral Cornpetence}, Il
in the matter of Weiss against Insti-
tut international de Coopkration intel-
lectuelle
(78) Judpent No. 5 (Arbitral Cornpetence), ,,
in thernatter of Hiekelagainst Insti-
tutinternationalde Coopkration intel-
lectuelle
(79) Judgrnent No. 6 (Arbitral Cornpetence),
in the rnatter of Rothbartk against
Institut international dCoopération
intellectuelle
(80) Judgmen t No. 7 (Arbitral Cornpetence), >,
in thernatter oMercier against Insti-
tut international de Coopkratioil intel-
lectuelle
(SI)Judginent No. 8, in the matter of
Mange against the I4'orld Health
Orgailizaion
!82)Judgment No. 9,in the matter ofStarlre
against thePensions Fund FILE TRANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.O. 24
(83) Jiidgnient No. IO,in the matter of (no symbol)
March a ainst the International
Labour 8rganisation
(84) Judgment No. II, in the matter of Des-
granges against the Intematioiial
Labour Organisation
(85) Judgrnent No. 12, in the matter of Plis-
sard against the International Labour
Organisation
(86) Judgment No. 13, in the matter of >,
McIntire against UnitedNations Food
and Agricultiire Organization
(87) Judginent No. 14,in the matter ofTran-
ter against United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization
(88) Judgment No. 15, in the matter of Leff
against United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(89) Judgrnent No. 16 (Arbitral Compe-
teiice),in the matter ofNiestléagainst
Institut international de Coopération
iiitellectuelle
B. Jzcdgnzentsof the .4dminislrative Tribunal of the Inter?zntional
LabozcrOrganisation Nos. 17, 18, 19 an.d 21
(go) Judgment No. 17, in the matter of Du- (no symbol)
berg against United Nations Educa-
tional, Scientificand Cultural Organi-
zation
(91) Judgment No. 18, in the niatter of Leff
against United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(92) Judgment No. 19, in the matter of ,,
Wilcox against United Nations Edu-
cational, Scientificand Cultural Orga-
nization
(93) Judgment No. ~r, in the matter of ,,
Bernstein against United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
C. Judgments of the Administrative Tribunal of the International
Labour Orga~zisationf,ollowittgjudgments Nos. 17,18,19 and 21
(94) Judgment No. 20, in the matter of (no symbol)
Hartman against World Health
Organization
(95) Judgment No. 22, in the matter of
Froma against United Nations Edu-
catiorial, Scientificand Cultural
Organization FILE TRANSMTTTED BP U.N.E.S.C.0, 25
(94) Judgment No. 23, in the matter of (nosymbol)
Fankey against United Nations
Educationai, Scientifiand Cultural
I Organization
(97) Judgment No. 24, in the matter of
Van Gelder against United Nations
Educational, Scientifiand Cultural
Organization
VIII. DOSSIERS OF THE DUBERG,LEFF, WILCOX AND BERNSTEIN
CASES BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNA LF THE INTER-
NATIONAL LABOURORGANISATION
A. Wfitten cowqblaiz nnskt~E21i2$roceedingsonbciaalJ ofthe four
coÿmplaintsund documents annexed
(98) Complaint by Mr. Peter Duberg. Facts Annex I
and pleadings
(99) Individual documentation submitted PD-r to PU-19
by Mr. Peter Duberg
(roo)Camplaint by Mr. David Leff.Facts Annex r
and pleadings
(101)Individual documentation subrnitted DL-r to DL-I 7
by Mr.David Leff
(roz)Additional note submitted by Mr. DL-4
David Leff
(103)Complaint by Mrç. Annette WiIcox. Annex I
Facts and pleadings
(r04)Individual documentation submitted AW-I to AW-11
by Mrs. Annctte Wilcox
(05) General documentation regarding the (no syrnbol)
cornplaints submitted by Messrs.
Duberg and Leff and Mss. Wilcox
(106) Complaint hy Mrs. Kathryn Bern- (no symbol)
steinFacts and pleadings
(ro7) Individual documentation submitted KB-I to RB-12
by Mrs. Kathryn Bernstein
(108)General documentation regarding the (no symbol)
complaint subrnitted by Mrs.
Kathryn Bernstein
13.Statements ilz re$ly sacbmittedby l'hsdefendant Orgariizalio?z
and docwments artnexed
(109 S)tatement subrnitted by Unesco in (no syrnbol)
replyto the complaint submitted by
MT. PeterDuberg
(110)Statement subrnitted by Unesco in ,,
reply to thecomplaint submitted by
l MT. David Leff
(III)Statement submitted by Unesco in ,,
reply to the complaint submitted by
Mrs. Wilcos
(rrz)Statement submitted by Unesco in ,,
reply to the cornplaint çubmitted by
Mrs. Bernstein, and documents
annexed FILE TRANSMITTED BY U.N.E.S.C.O. 26
C. lntervev~tions
(113) Intervening Statement by M. Pierre (no syrnbol)
Henqiiet in the cornplaints submit-
ted by Messrs.Duberg and Leff and
Mrs. Wilcos
(114) Intervening Statement by Mr. Pierre (no symbol)
Henquet in the complaint submitted
by Mrs. Bernstein
D. .Ste~~.ograpllicecords of the or~lproccedir~gseforetheAdmi.nis-
trative Tribunal of the Internabional Labour Organisation
[unoficiub Records by the defendant Orgartzzation]
(115) Duberg, Leff and Wilcox cases (no symbol)
(116) Bernstein case
E. Tcrms 01appoiict~nentof the complai7~u~zts
(117) Terrns of appointment of Mr. Peter
Duberg
(11s) Tenns of appointn~ent c)f Mr. David ,,
Leff
(119) Terrils of appointment of Mrs. Annette ,,
Wilcox
(120) Terms of appointment of Mrs.Katliryn
Bernstein
Photostatic copies of 37 judgments delivered by the Administrative
Tribunal of the League of Nations.
Unesco Staff Regulations in force on 6 July 1954 (Preamble, Scope and
Purpose, Articles 1, IV, XI, XII).
Unesco Staff Rules; Prelirninary Provisions and Rules Nos. 48, 51, 52,
53, 61, 94, 98, gg in force on 6 July 1954.
Amendments to Unesco StaffRegulations in Chapters 1and IV, adopted
by the Eighth Sessionof the General Conferenceeffectiveas of 8 Decem-
ber 1954and in force on 28 June 1955.
Amendnients to Unesco Staff Rules; Yrelirninary Provisions and Rules
Nos. 48, 51, j2, 53, 61, 94, 99, gg made between 6 July 1954and 28 June
1955. TABLE DES MATI~~RES - CONTENTS
PREMIERE PARTIE. - REQUETE POUR AVIS
CONSULTATIF ET ExPOS~S BCRITS
PART 1.-REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION AND
WRITTEN STATEMENTS
SECTION A. - REQUELE POUR AVIS CONSULTATIF
SECTION A.-REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION Page
1.- Lettre du DirecteurgCnéxa de l'Unescoau Présidentde la
Courinternationalde Justice (30 xr 55-. Letterfrom the
Director-Generalof Unesco to the Presidentof the Inter-
national CourtofJustice(30xr55) ......... 8
II.- Résolutionadoptéepar le Conseilexécutifde 1Wnesco1 sa
4zmn session, 25 novembre r955-. Remlutionadoptedby
the Executîve Board of Unesco ai itç42nd Session, on
25 November 1955 .............. 3
SECTION B. - DOSSIER TRANSMIS PAR L'UNESCO (ART.65,
PAR. 2. DU STATUT)
SECTION B - FILE TRANSMIITED BY UNESCO (ART. 65,
PAR 2, OF THE STATUTE)
Introduction .................. 12
Documents relatifs auquestionssur lesquelles le Conseil exkcutif
a demandé un avis consultatif (list-).Documents relatingta
questions on which an Advisory Opinion isrequested by the
Executive Board (la'st............... 17
SECTION C. - EXPOS~S ÉCRITS
SECTION C.-WRITTEN ÇTATEMENLS
I. Exposé de l'Unesco{avril1956)........... 27
[Voirsommaire détaillép,p. 27-30)
A+#andice: Observations etinformations au nom des bCnkfi-
ciaires des jugemen17,18,19et 21du Tribunal administra-
tif de l'O.1.T................ 170
2. Written Statementof the UnitedStatesof America .... 184
3. Exposé du Gcïuvemement dela Républiquefrançaise(25 avril
2956) ......... ......... 206
4. Written Statementof the Goverment of the Unitedgingdom
of GreatBritain and Northem Ireland. . . . . 212 Pages
13. The Arnbassador ofNorway in the Netherlands to the Regis-
trar (loI 56) , . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 238
14. Le Greffier du Tribunal administratif de l'O.1.T. au Greffier
(IO r56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
A$$endice au n+" 14: Extrait de lanote circulairedu14juin 1955 239
15. Le Greffier au Directeur général de l'organisation européenne
pour la Recherche nucliaire (13 I56) . . . . . . . . . 240
16. The Registrar to the Ambassador of Norway in the Nether-
lands (y r56) . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 241
v7 -e Directeur généralde l'organisation mondiale de la Santé
au Greffier (11 r56) . .. . . .. . . . . ... . 242
18. Le conseiller juridique de l'Unesco au Greffier (24I 56) . . . 243
19.L'ambassadeur du Mexique aux Pays-Bas au Greffier (27I 56) 244
zo. Le secretaire d'État des Relations extbrieureç d'Haïti au
Greffier (23 I56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
21. The Director-General ofthe I.L.O. to the Reglstrat (28 I56) . . 245
22. The Legal Adviser of the Department of State of the U.S.A. to
the Registrar (25I 56) . . . . ., . . . . . . . '245
23. Maître Mercier au Greffier (28 I55) . . . . . .. . . .245
24. Le Directeur gb&ral de l'organisation européenne pour la
Recherche nudeaire au Greffier (30r 56) . . . . . . . . 246
25. Le conseiller juridique de l'Unesco au Greffier(1 rr56) . . . 247
A$;bs?edzceau .no.25. M. Saba, conseiller juridique, à Maitre
Mercier 11rr 56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
26. Le Greffier au conseiller juridique de l'Unesco (4 1156) . . . 248
27. Le Greffier &Maître Mercier (4rr 56) . . . . . . . . 249
2.8L .e ministkre des Affaires étrangères du Cambodge au Greffier
(26 I56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 1
29. Le chef de la section des Affaires juridiques de l'Organisatio11 1
des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture aii I
Greffier (14 rr56) . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 249
30. Le Greffier au chef de la section des Affaires juridiques de
l'organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et 1'Agsi-
culture (18rr 56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
31. The Ambassador ofCanada in the Netherlands to the Regstrar
(29 II56) . .. . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 251
32. Le Directeur gknésal de l'organisation mondiale de la Santé
au Greffier (Irrr56) . . . . . . , . . . . . . . .251
33. Le conseiller juridique de l'Unesco au Greffier (gIII56) . . . 2j2
Afipandice au sa 33: Liste des documents annexkç la lettre
du conseiller juridiqiie de l'Unesco du 9 mars 1956 . . . . 252
34. Le Secrktaire génkral de l'Union internationale des Te16
communications au Greffier (15nr 56) . . . . .. . . - 253
35.Le Greffier au conseiller juridique de l'Unesco(17 11156) . . 253
Request for Advisory Opinion (including the dossier of documents transmitted to the Court pursuant to article 65, paragraph 2 of the Statute)