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International Catholic Migration Commission v. Calleja (Director of Bureau of Labor Relations) and Trade Unions of the Philippines and Allied Services

Philippines.  28 September 1990 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

International organizations — Immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Scope of immunity from legal process — Application to Philippine authorities by local trade unions for certification election in order to recruit staff of international organizations — Whether certification likely to lead to legal proceedings constituting undue interference in affairs of international organizations — Exclusion of jurisdiction of municipal courts over employment disputes — Convention on Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies of the United Nations, 1947, Section 31 — Requirement for specialized agencies to make provision for settlement of disputes

Human rights — Freedom of association — Recruitment of members by trade unions — Application by local trade unions for right to recruit staff of international organizations — Reliance on immunity from local jurisdiction by international organizations in order to block application — Whether depriving workers of basic constitutional rights — Whether alternative remedies to workers available for settlement of employment disputes

International organizations — United Nations — Specialized agencies — Definition and functions — United Nations Charter, 1945, Articles 57 and 63 — The law of the Philippines

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1996

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