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11. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the Council of Europe

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to evaluate how and to what extent the Council of Europe (CoE) protects its personnel sent on mission, that is to say—as accepted in this publication—personnel who, under different kinds of contractual arrangements, act on behalf of the CoE outside the organization’s headquarters or of its usual place of activity. This implies that the protection this study will be investigating is that afforded while personnel are on duty, including during an official journey. This chapter, therefore, deals with the activity the CoE carries out in order to protect its personnel performing tasks on its behalf, with the aim to clarify whether either the CoE legal order or the practice of the organization itself may contribute to the creation of a customary rule requiring all international organizations to take care of their personnel sent on mission. The chapter also examines the different degree of protection the organization grants to different kinds of CoE workers.

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Fußnoten
1
Part of the information this chapter contains has been obtained by interviews with officials of the Council of Europe. The analysis of this information and views set out in the chapter are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the CoE. Neither the CoE nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained herein.
 
2
Some documents relevant for this survey are accessible and consultable through the CoE database: https://​wcd.​coe.​int/​search.​jsp?​ShowCrit=​yes&​Lang=​en&​CritTitle=​Council%20​of%20​Europe%20​-%20​Documents%20​database. Accessed 26 January 2018.
 
3
See Article 1 of the Staff Regulations. The CoE’s Staff Regulations was adopted by Resolution Res(81)20 of the Committee of Ministers on 25 September 1981, and since then it has been amended many times. It is accessible online: https://​www.​coe.​int/​t/​administrativetr​ibunal/​WCD/​staff_​en.​asp.
 
4
See Instruction No. 59 of 21 December 2007 on Consultants’ Contracts, Introduction.
 
5
See Resolution CM/Res (2012)2 Establishing Regulations for Secondments to the Council of Europe, adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 15 February 2012, Article 1(c).
 
6
See Article 1 of Rule No. 1338 of 29 September 2011 on the Committee for Health and Safety.
 
7
Ibid., Article 2.
 
8
See Articles 1 and 15 of the Regulation on the Medical and Social Insurance Scheme.
 
9
Ibid., Article 14.
 
10
Rule No. 1387 of 20 December 2016 on Benefits in the Event of Death, Permanent and Total Disability, Permanent and Partial Disability or Long-Term Care, Article 34.
 
11
Rule No. 1389 of 27 April 2017 on the Organization of Official Journeys, Article 17.
 
12
Administrative Tribunal, Renate Zikmund (I and II) v. Secretary General, 30 October 2009, Appeals Nos. 414/2008 and 459/2009, para 56, emphasis added (see Annex II, Case 5). Decisions adopted by the CoE Administrative Tribunal can be consulted on the CoE website, www.​coe.​int/​T/​AdministrativeTr​ibunal/​WCD/​judg_​merits_​en.​asp. Accessed 26 January 2018.
 
13
Instruction No. 60 of 21 December 2007 on Outsourcing Contracts, Article 7.
 
14
Ibid., Article 18.
 
15
Administrative Tribunal, Tonna v. Secretary General, 9 November 1998, Appeal No. 241/1998, para 68 (emphasis added).
 
16
Administrative Tribunal, Pagani v. Secretary General, 21 April 1982, Appeal No. 76/1981, para 31.
 
17
Administrative Tribunal, Jannick Devaux v. Secretary General, 30 January 2015, Appeal No. 546/2014, para 22 (see Annex II, Case 4). See, mutatis mutandis, Cucchetti Rondanini and Others v. Secretary General, 28 April 2015, Appeal No. 548-553/2014, para 71.
 
18
It replaces Instruction No. 44 of 7 March 2002 on the same topic.
 
19
See Articles 59 and 60 of the Staff Regulations.
 
20
See Rule 32 of the Rule of Procedure of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe.
 
21
Recommendation 2122 (2018), Jurisdictional Immunity of International Organisations and Rights of their Staff, http://​assembly.​coe.​int. Accessed 22 February 2018.
 
22
Administrative Tribunal, Zikmund (I and II), para 31.
 
23
Emphasis added.
 
24
Ibid.
 
25
Article 40, para 2.
 
26
See, in similar terms, the Model Letter-Contract, Appendix II to Instruction No. 59.
 
27
Instruction No. 59, Article 11(b).
 
28
Ibid., Article 11(c).
 
29
On the other hand, the CoE asks the sending State to certify that throughout the relevant period of secondment the administration will guarantee social and medical cover for the seconded official.
 
30
Ibid., Article 16 of the Regulations for Secondments to the Council of Europe.
 
31
See Administrative Tribunal, Staff Disputes in 2012 and Staff Disputes in 2013, https://​www.​coe.​int/​T/​AdministrativeTr​ibunal/​ActivityReports/​default_​en.​asp. Accessed 26 January 2018.
 
32
Rule No 481 of 27 February 1976 Laying Down the Arbitration Procedure for Disputes between the Council and Private Persons Concerning Goods Provided, Services Rendered or Purchases of Immovable Property on Behalf of the Council.
 
Literatur
Zurück zum Zitat Recommendation 2122 (2018) Jurisdictional Immunity of International Organisations and Rights of their Staff, adopted on 26 January 2018, http://assembly.coe.int. Accessed February 2018 Recommendation 2122 (2018) Jurisdictional Immunity of International Organisations and Rights of their Staff, adopted on 26 January 2018, http://​assembly.​coe.​int. Accessed February 2018
Zurück zum Zitat Regulation on the Medical and Social Insurance Scheme (Appendix XII to the Staff Regulations). Accessed 26 January 2018 Regulation on the Medical and Social Insurance Scheme (Appendix XII to the Staff Regulations). Accessed 26 January 2018
Zurück zum Zitat Rule No 481 of 27 February 1976 Laying Down the Arbitration Procedure for Disputes between the Council and Private Persons Concerning Goods Provided, Services Rendered or Purchases of Immovable Property on Behalf of the Council, https://rm.coe.int/1680781d20. Accessed 26 January 2018 Rule No 481 of 27 February 1976 Laying Down the Arbitration Procedure for Disputes between the Council and Private Persons Concerning Goods Provided, Services Rendered or Purchases of Immovable Property on Behalf of the Council, https://​rm.​coe.​int/​1680781d20. Accessed 26 January 2018
Zurück zum Zitat Rule No. 1387 of 20 December 2016 on Benefits in the Event of Death, Permanent and Total Disability, Permanent and Partial Disability or Long-Term Care, https://rm.coe.int/1680781dfe. Accessed 26 January 2018 Rule No. 1387 of 20 December 2016 on Benefits in the Event of Death, Permanent and Total Disability, Permanent and Partial Disability or Long-Term Care, https://​rm.​coe.​int/​1680781dfe. Accessed 26 January 2018
Zurück zum Zitat Clelia Cucchetti Rondanini and Others v. Secretary General, 28 April 2015, Appeal No. 548-553/2014 Clelia Cucchetti Rondanini and Others v. Secretary General, 28 April 2015, Appeal No. 548-553/2014
Zurück zum Zitat Jannick Devaux v. Secretary General, 30 January 2015, Appeal No. 546/2014 (see Annex II, Case 4) Jannick Devaux v. Secretary General, 30 January 2015, Appeal No. 546/2014 (see Annex II, Case 4)
Zurück zum Zitat Anna Nadia Pagani v. Secretary General, 21 April 1982, Appeal No. 76/1981 Anna Nadia Pagani v. Secretary General, 21 April 1982, Appeal No. 76/1981
Zurück zum Zitat Veronia Tonna v. Secretary General, 9 November 1998, Appeal No. 241/1998 Veronia Tonna v. Secretary General, 9 November 1998, Appeal No. 241/1998
Zurück zum Zitat Renate Zikmund (I and II) v. Secretary General, 30 October 2009, Appeals Nos. 414/2008 and 459/2009 (see Annex II, Case 5) Renate Zikmund (I and II) v. Secretary General, 30 October 2009, Appeals Nos. 414/2008 and 459/2009 (see Annex II, Case 5)
Metadaten
Titel
Implementation of the Duty of Care by the Council of Europe
verfasst von
Laura Magi
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-258-3_11

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