The 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly recently elected Justice Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell of Trinidad and Tobago to serve a seven-year term of office on the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) as a half-time judge, effective July 10.
Joining Donaldson-Honeywell would be Justice Francis Belle of Barbados.
According to a statement by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), “A total of 325 applications were received globally, 51 of which came from Latin America and the Caribbean.
A total of 96 candidates advanced to the written assessment stage and 23 were invited to interview with the Internal Justice Council at the Hague, Netherlands. Finally, seven candidates received the Council’s recommendation for consideration of an appointment by the General Assembly and four were appointed by the General Assembly by way of a secret ballot in an election process.”
Donaldson-Honeywell currently serves as a judge of the High Court of T&T, presiding in civil matters since 2015.
She has also served as a Judicial Officer at the Industrial Court of T&T for several years and has held office as Solicitor General in the Ministry of the Attorney General of T&T.
The UNDT is the “first instance tribunal” of the UN’s internal justice system.
According to its website, it is where “system staff members apply to when they decide to challenge an administrative decision made by an entity over which the UNDT has Jurisdiction, and which the applicant believes violates their rights as a staff member due to non-compliance with the terms of their appointment or contract of employment.”