International Institute of Refrigeration v. Elkaim

Abstract

International organizations — officials — Dismissal of employee — Claim for damages for wrongful dismissal — Staff Regulations — Provisions concerning settlement of employment disputes — Recourse to municipal law — Jurisdiction of municipal courts — Immunity — France-International Institute of Refrigeration Headquarters Agreement, 1966 — Whether Institute entitled to immunity from jurisdiction

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Interpretation — Powers of municipal courts — Circumstances in which ministerial statement must be sought — The law of France