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UNE CONTRIBUTION DE 90 ANS
DU TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATIF
DE L’ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DU TRAVAIL
À LA CRÉATION D’UN DROIT DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE
90 YEARS OF CONTRIBUTION
OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
TO THE CREATION OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE LAW
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UNE CONTRIBUTION DE 90 ANS
du Tribunal administratif
de l’Organisation internationale du Travail
à la création d’un droit de la fonction publique internationale
90 YEARS OF CONTRIBUTION
of the Administrative Tribunal
of the International Labour Organization
to the creation of international civil service law
Edited by Dražen Petrovic´
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EDITOR’S NOTE The organization of an event that would bring together
in the same room judges of the ILO Administrative
Tribunal and legal experts who are concerned by and
interested in the case law of the Tribunal was long
overdue. This was finally achieved on 5 May 2017. A
limited but notable list of panellists included lawyers
representing staff unions, complainants, international
organizations, as well as judges and legal officers of
other courts of justice or administrative tribunals. The
participation of some 200 persons in the symposium
demonstrates the strong interest that topics concerning
international civil service law can trigger.
It seemed regrettable not to record the event in writing
for those who could not attend the symposium, or who
will be dealing with the topics covered by its agenda
in the future. That is why the present book is being
published. The panellists kindly agreed to revise their
The present book arises
presentations in a format suitable for a book and I have
out of a symposium that to express my deepest gratitude for their high-quality
essays.
the Administrative Tribunal
of the International Labour
Most of the panellists are employed by different
Organization organized institutions. It goes without saying that the views
on 5 May 2017 to celebrate presented in their essays are personal and do not
necessarily represent the views of those institutions.
the 90 years of its existence
and its 125th Session The organization of the symposium would not have
held in 2017. been possible without tireless efforts of Ms Fabienne
Corsion Offre from the Tribunal’s Registry. The Registry
was assisted by the able staff of the ILO Conference
Service throughout the symposium and I express my
sincere appreciation for their assistance.
Many people have helped in the preparation of
the book. I am very grateful to all of them for their
contribution but let me thank particularly Ms Fabienne
Corsion Offre. My thanks go also to Ms Yusra Suedi
from Geneva University, who pre-edited and reviewed
all texts. I thank also my colleagues from ILO unit
PRODOC for their continuing support, availability and
great work done in preparation of this book.
Dražen Petrovic´
November 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES
EDITOR’S NOTE ...................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................11
Claude Rouiller ............................................................................13
Guy Ryder ....................................................................................15
Drazˇen Petrovic´ ............................................................................19
Longest-existing international administrative tribunal: History, main
characteristics and current challenges
PART I / PARTIE I ..............................................................................................31
The various facets of the law governing the relations between international civil servants
and international organisations / Les différents aspects du droit applicable aux relations
entre les fonctionnaires internationaux et les organisations internationales
Chloé Charbonneau-Jobin ..............................................................33
Tu patere legem quam ipse fecisti : une perspective syndicale
Celia Goldman..............................................................................43
Finding the law of the international civil service in the jurisprudence of
sister tribunals
Dr Christian Rohde .......................................................................53
Organizational practice as a source of law
PART II / PARTIE II ............................................................................................75
General principles applied by the Tribunal / Principes généraux appliqués par le Tribunal
Laurent Germond..........................................................................77
L’omniprésence du devoir de sollicitude dans la jurisprudence récente
du Tribunal administratif de l’Organisation internationale du Travail
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES
Guido Raimondi ...........................................................................99
La jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme sur le droit
de la fonction publique internationale
Dr Eva-Maria Gröniger-Voss, A. Kristen Baxter, Arthur Nguyen dao ....109
The principle of acquired rights with particular focus on the jurisprudence of
the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization
Jean-Pierre Isselé .......................................................................129
Les leçons à tirer de la pratique de la Cour internationale de Justice en matière
de réformation de jugements du Tribunal administratif de l’Organisation
internationale du Travail: problèmes soulevés par le principe de l’égalité
devant la Cour
PART III / PARTIE III ........................................................................................135
Milestones of the Tribunal’s case law / Grandes étapes de la jurisprudence du Tribunal
Donata Rugarabamu ........................................................................137
Milestones in the jurisprudence of the International Labour
Organization Administrative Tribunal: Guiding international
organizations and their personnel in addressing harassment
Jean-Didier Sicault ....................................................................153
Le contrôle du Tribunal en matière salariale dans le cadre
du régime commun des Nations Unies
Sigrid Arlen................................................................................167
La notion de fonctionnaire international
Laurence Fauth ..........................................................................183
Due process and equality of arms in the internal appeal: New developments
from Judgments 3586 and 3688
Closing remarks by Judge Giuseppe Barbagallo ................................................193
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES
Judges of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization
Juges du Tribunal administratif de l’Organisation internationale du Travail ............................ 201
Registrars of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization
Greffiers du Tribunal administratif de l’Organisation internationale du Travail ........................ 205

Index ...............................................................................................................207
Programme of the symposium in honour of the Administrative Tribunal of the International
Labour Organization / Programme du colloque en l’honneur du Tribunal administratif
de l’Organisation internationale du Travail
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INTRODUCTION
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President of the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO
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Registrar of the Administrative Tribunal of the ILO
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CLAUDE ROUILLER
Président du Tribunal (jusqu’au 30 juin 2017)
Mesdames et Messieurs,
En ma qualité de Président du Tribunal administratif de l’Organisation internatio-
nale du Travail, et au nom de ce Tribunal et de ses membres, M. le Vice-président
Barbagallo, Mme le juge Hansen, M. le juge Frydman, M. le juge Moore, M. le juge
Sir Hugh Rawlins et Mme le juge Diakité, j’ai l’honneur d’ouvrir ce colloque inti-
tulé «Une contribution de 90 ans à la création d’un droit de la fonction publique
internationale».
Cette rencontre est un plaisir personnel, non seulement en raison du nombre de
participants, mais aussi parce qu’elle se déroule dans la bonne ville de Genève,
c’est-à-dire dans mon pays, la Confédération suisse. Genève, appelée ville de Calvin
ou ville de Rousseau, mais, pour moi qui suis un humaniste indécrottable, elle est
avant tout la ville de la Croix-Rouge, dont l’institution à la fin du XIXe siècle fut le
début de l’installation à Genève d’un grand nombre d’organisations internationales
des plus diverses. La Suisse doit beaucoup à ces organisations pour lesquelles
elle accomplit sans réserve les tâches d’accompagnement nécessaires.
Pourquoi ce colloque? Et pourquoi ce colloque aujourd’hui?
Ce colloque est une sorte de dérogation à la manière de communiquer des
magistrats, qui n’ont pas en principe à débattre hors du prétoire. Mais il se
trouve que nous vivons aujourd’hui au sein d’une société, dite informatisée ou
globalisée, dans laquelle les juges peuvent être appelés à participer au débat
public pour entendre du plus près possible l’opinion de ceux qui subissent leur
force et leurs jugements.
Pourquoi ce colloque aujourd’hui? Pour deux raisons. Tout d’abord, le Tribunal
a été créé il y a quatre-vingt-dix ans et c’est là encore un grand jour que, par
exemple, les municipalités chez nous fêtent avec des fleurs, des discours et
parfois même un fauteuil, que l’on donne comme cadeau aux jubilaires – cadeau
à vrai dire assez déplacé.
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