UNJustice message 

At a time when the United Nations is playing a decisive role in coping with world problems which affect the lives of millions of people, fair play - a combination of observance of the rules, respect for the defenceless, and prevention of adverse behaviour - is the condition under which human cooperation becomes both possible and necessary.

With a view to this, to help these essential features cross the arbitrary and artificial barriers to realize the UN's potential as a positive force in the world, UNJustice devotes itself to no other task with more dedication than to the very task it got its name from: encouraging fair play in the United Nations system of administration of justice.

21 November 2008

Mr. Eduardo Bauzá has resigned his post of Chairperson of the UN Joint Disciplinary Committee (JDC). The role of the JDC is to advise the Secretary-General in disciplinary cases. 

In his resignation letter to the Secretary-General, Mr. Bauzá stresses that “Justice will be much better served by focusing all efforts on launching the new system as soon as possible”.

The Chair of the JDC also recalls the findings of the Redesign Panel - that the current UN justice system “fails to meet many basic standards of due process established in international human rights instruments”, and explains how, after 1 January 2009, he “cannot in good conscience continue to lend [his] name in support of the old system”.

UNJustice hopes that Mr. Buazá’s sense of responsibility and intellectual honesty will serve as inspiration to those officials who can do something to ensure the effective reform of the UN justice system.

Related information:

Mr. Bauzá's resignation letter