Independent Review of the Adjudication of Claims Pertaining to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations Internal Justice System (UN Dispute Tribunal and UN Appeals Tribunal)

This Memorandum is the product of a collaboration between the Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving the UN's Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OSC-SEA) and the Essex Human Rights Centre and Clinic. Students of the Essex Human Rights Centre Clinic were tasked with analysing judgments of the UN administrative justice system which involved allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). The purpose of the research was to identify trends and patterns within the cases, the adjudication process as described in the judgments, as well as the judicial findings, considering issues such as: Access; Standards of review; Evidence; Interpretations of relevant features of SEA; Administrative leave and disciplinary sanctions