Chapter VIII. Decisions of national tribunals

Canada

Court of Appeal

Province of Quebec, District of Montreal, 2 November 2005

Gérald René Trempe, Applicant, against the Attorney-General of Canada, Intervener, and the Staff Association of the International Civil Aviation Organization and Wayne Dixon,

Respondents***

Gérald René Trempe, Applicant, against the Attorney-General of Canada, Intervener, and the International Civil Aviation Organization and Dirk Jan Goossen, Respondents****

Question . of . immunity . of . an . international . organization . and . its . officials— Act . respecting . the . privileges . and . immunities . of . foreign . missions . and . international . organizations—Headquarters . Agreement . between . the . Government . of . Canada . and . the . International . Civil . Aviation . Organization . (ICAO)—Immunity . from . jurisdiction . of . officials . of . ICAO—Functional . immunity—Irrelevance . of . seniority . of . official . for . the . purpose . of . immunity—Immunity . with . respect . to . an . organization’s . internal . operations

Decision

1 . The .Court .had .before .it .the .appeal .of .a .judgement .issued .on .20 .November .2003 .by . the .Superior .Court, .District .of .Montreal .(The .Honourable .Claude .Tellier, .presiding) .The . judgement .granted .the .request .of .the .Attorney-General .of .Canada .that .case .No .500–05– 061028–005 .be .declared .inadmissible .and .that .the .action .brought .by .the .Applicant .against . the .Staff .Association .of .the .International .Civil .Aviation .Organization .and .Wayne .Dixon .be . dismissed, .and .also .granted .the .Attorney-General’s .request .that .case .No .500–05–063492– 019 .be .declared .inadmissible .and .that .the .action .brought .by .the .Applicant .against .the . International .Civil .Aviation .Organization .and .Dirk .Jan .Goossen .be .dismissed

* . Composition .of .the .Court: .the .Honourables .René .Dussault, .J C A , .Pierre .J .Dalphond, .J C A , . Jacques .Dufresne, .J C A

** . Case . No . 500–09–014074–033 . Translated . from . French . by . the . Secretariat . of . the . United . Nations .

*** . Case . No . 500–05–061028–005 . (See . the . United Nations Juridical Yearbook, 2003 . (United . Nations .publication, .Sales .No .E 06 V 1), .chapter .VIII, .p .585 )

**** . Case . No . 500–05–063492–019 . (See . the . United Nations Juridical Yearbook, 2003 . (United . Nations .publication, .Sales .No .E 06 V 1), .chapter .VIII, .p .585 )

512 . UNITED .NATIONS .JURIDICAL .YEARBOOK .2005

2 . The .judge .of .the .court .of .first .instance .reached .this .conclusion .on .the .grounds . that .ICAO .and .its .staff .enjoyed .immunity .pursuant .to .the .Act .respecting .the .privileges . and .immunities .of .foreign .missions .and .international .organizations .(the .Act) * .The .Act . incorporates .the .full .text .of .a .number .of .international .treaties **

3 . The .Court .of .Appeal .reviewed .the .record, .heard .the .parties .and .deliberated, .as . described .below:

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4 . ICAO .is .an .international .organization .within .the .meaning .of .the .Headquarters . Agreement,*** .with .Headquarters .in .Montreal

5 . The . Applicant . was . hired . as . a . contractual . employee . by . ICAO . for . the . period . 27 .June .1990 .to .12 .October .1992 .The .contract .was .subsequently .renewed .for .the .period . 1991–1992 .The .Applicant .thus .occupied .a .clerical .post .at .ICAO .from .27 .June .1990 .to .30 . December .1992

6 . His .employment .contract .stipulated .that .the .appointment .could .be .cancelled .on . one .month’s .notice

7 . On .6 .November .1992, .the .Secretary .General .notified .the .Applicant .that .his .contract .would .not .be .renewed .on .31 .December .1992

8 . The .Applicant .claims .in .his .pleading .that .Respondent .Dirk .Jan .Goossen, .at .the . time .ICAO’s .deputy .director .of .personnel, .informed .him .that .his .contract .had .not .been . renewed .because .the .number .of .General .Service .posts, .including .his .clerical .position, .was . being .reduced .and .that .therefore .his...