Public Law Studies Quarterly

Developments and Innovations of the Administrative Dispute Resolution System in the United Nations

Document Type : Article

Authors

Amin Valizadeh 1
Mehdi Hatami 2
Farid Azadbakht 3

1 PhD Student in Public International Law, Department of International and Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

3 Assistant Prof., Department of Law, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2025.386576.3645
Abstract
In the League of Nations, an institution called the Administrative Tribunal was established to resolve disputes between staff and the organization. However, this tribunal was not immediately replicated with the creation of the United Nations. In the UN system, after extensive discussions in 1949, the United Nations Administrative Tribunal was created based on a resolution by the General Assembly to address disputes between staff and the organization. However, the Tribunal was unable to meet the expectations and administrative needs of employees, which were the root causes of these disputes. Ultimately, the General Assembly established the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and the Appeals Tribunal through resolution 253/63 in 2008, replacing the previous Administrative Tribunal. The new United Nations administrative justice system has been developed within the framework of organizational structural reform. This article examines the evolution of the administrative dispute resolution structure within the United Nations system from the onset of reforms to the present day and highlights innovations in the internal justice system that have emerged following these reforms.

Keywords

Administrative dispute resolution
United Nations Dispute Tribunal
United Nations Appeals Tribunal
Subjects

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 56, Issue 1 - Serial Number 45
Spring 2026
Spring 2026
Pages 279-306

  • Receive Date 23 December 2024
  • Revise Date 01 June 2025
  • Accept Date 04 August 2025

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