Van Gent v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (No 1)

Abstract

International organizations — Officials — Terms and conditions of employment — Concept of due process — Equity — Closure of department — Procedure for reassignment of staff of department — Whether memorandum setting out this procedure became part of terms and conditions of employment — Duty of employer to use best efforts in good faith to secure new assignment at same level — Non-observance of procedures — Effect — Whether non-observance of procedures legitimate ground for complaint — Remedy — Termination package — Pecuniary claimsInternational tribunals — International administrative tribunals — World Bank Administrative Tribunal — Procedure — Remedies