Luanda – The First Conference and the 17th Plenary of the Southern African Development Community Administrative Tribunal (SADCAT) will take place in Luanda, from the 22nd to the 25th of this month.
According to a note sent to ANGOP this Wednesday, the opening session of the event, which will take place under the motto “increasing the visibility of the SADC Administrative Tribunal, leaving no one behind”, will be chaired by the Supreme Court Chief Justice, Joel Leonardo.
The work will be chaired by the presiding judge of the SADC Administrative Tribunal, Sanji Monageng.
According to the meeting program, which includes visits to Angola's sovereign bodies, during the 17th Plenary the organic statute will be reviewed and the new SADCAT's president and vice-president will be elected.
Various topics will also be addressed, such as “better police performance within the bodies of the Administration of Justice” and “improving judicial performance, reinforcing transparency, integrity and accountability”.
The role and relevance of international administrative law in national courts will also be addressed.
The SADC Administrative Tribunal (SADCAT) was created under a resolution of the SADC Summit meeting held in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana, on 18 August 2015, in accordance with the provisions of nº2 Article 9º and nº 6 Article 10º of the Treaty establishing SADC.
It has the power to judge and decide labor disputes between the SADC Secretariat or any of its institutions, as an employer, and an employee.
This includes a conflict relating to an employee's employment contract or the conditions of appointment of the employee concerned.
The Court is headed by an elected presiding judge and a vice-president who are assisted by a Secretariat.
In deciding any petition or appeal, SADCAT will apply the internal rules and regulations of the SADC Secretariat or the SADC Institution, internal human resources policies and generally recognized principles of international administrative law relating to the resolution of labor disputes relating to employees of International Organizations.
SADCAT
The Tribunal is a SADC's independent institution. It has a pool of seven judges from SADC Member States appointed by the Council of Ministers on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of Justice/Attorneys General.
The Court has two levels of administration of justice: The First Instance and the Appeals Panel. A First Instance Panel can consist of one or three judges, while an Appeal Panel can only consist of three judges.
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