Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the secretariats of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations
UNITED NATIONS
JURIDICAL YEARBOOK
Extract from:
Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the Secretariats of the United Nations and related
intergovernmental organizations
1996
Part Two. Legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental
organizations
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3.
Judgement
No.
1547
(11
July
1996):
in re
Baillet, Cervantes
and
Cook (No.
3) v.
European Patent Organization
420
4.
Judgement
No.
1549
(11
July
1996):
in re
Lopez-Cotarelo
v.
International
Atomic Energy Agency
241
5.
Judgement
No.
1553
(11
July
1996):
in re
Moreno
de
Gomez
v.
United Nations Educational, Scientific
and
Cultural Orga-
nization
423
C.
DECISIONS
OF THE
WORLD
BANK
ADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL
Judgement
No. 147 (14 May
1996): Joseph Lopez
v.
Interna-
tional
Bank
for
Reconstruction
and
Development
426
D.
JUDGEMENT
OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL
OF THE
INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY
FUND
Judgement
No.
1996-1
(2
April 1996):
Mr. M.
D'Aoust
v. the
International Monetary Fund
429
CHAPTER
VI.
SELECTED LEGAL OPINIONS
OF THE
SECRETARIATS
OF THE
UNITED
NATIONS
AND
RELATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
A.
LEGAL OPINIONS
OF THE
SECRETARIAT
OF THE
UNITED NATIONS (ISSUED
OR
PREPARED
BY THE
OFFICE
OF
LEGAL AFFAIRS)
PRIVILEGES
AND
IMMUNITIES
1.
Privileges
and
immunities
of
special
raporteurs
within
the
framework
of the
Commission
on
Human Rights,
for
inclu-
sion
in a
manual
-
Article
VI,
sections
22, 23 and 26, of the
Convention
on the
Privileges
and
Immunities
of the
United
Nations
437
Question regarding
the
imposition
of a
price equalization
tax
by the
European Union
on
articles imported
or
exported
by
the
United Nations
and
affiliated
for
its
official
use -
Article
II,
sections
7 (a) and 8, and
section
34 of the
Convention
on
the
Privileges
and
Immunities
of the
United Nations
439
3.
Obligations
of the
United Nations with respect
to
income
tax
levied
by a
Member State
-
Article
II,
section
2, and
Article
V,
section
18,
of the
Convention
on the
Privileges
and
Immu-
nities
of
the
United Nations
-
Status
of
consultants
440
PROCEDURAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
4.
Geographical
groups
and
contributions
by
Member
States
to
the
expenses
of
the
Organization
-
Articles
17
and 19 of the
Charter
of
the
United Nations
-
rules
158
and 160
of
the
rules
and
procedure
of the
General Assembly
442
5.
Executing agency
and
implementing agency status
as
deter-
mined
by the
United Nations Development Programme
443
6.
Rule
13 of the
rules
of
procedure
of the
United Nations Con-
ference
on
Trade
and
Development
Authorities
issuing cre-
dentials
446
7.
Status
of a
member between
the
elections
of the
members
of
a
United Nations subcommission
and the
commencement
of
the
session
of
that
subcommission
-
Economic
and
Social
Council
decision
16
(LVI)
and
1987/102
447
8.
Status
of the
United Nations Institute
for
Training
and Re-
search
448
9.
Legal status
of
members
of
national military contingents serv-
ing
in
United Nations peace-keeping operations
-
Model
sta-
rus-of-forces
agreement
450
10.
Authority
of the
Special Committee
on
Decolonization
to
hold
meetings outside Headquarters
-
General Assembly resolu-
tions
1654
(XVI),
46/181
and
50/39
451
11.
Dispute settlement procedures
in
United
Nations
agreements
-
Article VIII, section
29, of the
Convention
on the
Privi-
leges
and
Immunities
of the
United
Nations
453
12.
Procedures
for the
election
of the
members
of the
Committee
on
Economic, Social
and
Cultural Rights
-
Articles
16, 21,
and
22 of the
International Covenant
on
Economic, Social
and
Cultural Rights
-
Economic
and
Social Council resolu-
tions 1988 (LX)
and
1985/17,
and
1978/10
454
Xlll
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