When you mention a famous race horse, they always ask, “from which stable?” The stable is important, as it establishes the ancestry, authenticity and the breed. When you name a lawyer who has done well, people ask you, “from which... (Continue reading)
“When a judgment and justice be the same?” – quote from ancient Eastern wisdom. More than a year after the appeal was submitted, firstly (May 2009) with the Standing Committee of the UN Pension Fund and after nine months it... (Continue reading)
“It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows... (Continue reading)
“A manager’s task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant–and that applies fully as much to the manager’s boss as it applies to the manager’s subordinates.” Peter Drucker. “Good management consists in showing average people... (Continue reading)
“It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.” Aristotle (Greek Philosopher: 384 BC – 322 BC). “Justice delayed is justice denied.” William Gladstone (British Politician : 1809-1898). This is an open appeal to the UN Appeals Tribunal... (Continue reading)
“Let the ruler be a ruler, the subject a subject, the father a father, the son a son.” “Truly if the ruler be not a ruler, the subject not a subject, the father not a father, the son not a... (Continue reading)
Traditional Medicine (Ayurveda – Science of Life) in the eyes of the UN Health and Insurance. Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the successes as well as stresses of your lives. From... (Continue reading)
This is an open appeal to the UN General Assembly from a senior world citizen in the largest democracy. “I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care.... (Continue reading)
New sunshine exposing the muck around… Can this be cleared sooner than later? Ref: UNDT Judgment UNDT/2010/001/R, 6 January 2010, and UNDT Judgment UNDT/2010/030, 22 February 2010. Abboud vs Secretary-General of the United Nations. To say in one sentence: the... (Continue reading)
“In a democratic framework nothing is flawless, but the real strength of a true democracy is its ability to correct the flaws in time and eliminate repetition.” Indian Cabinet Minister (probably in his wisdom mode). Reading through the judgments, orders,... (Continue reading)
“We must admit, at least the possibility, that everything we believe to be true is not (or may not be) true.” Thomas M. Easley in his book “The Mechanics of GOD”. Isn’t it true that the UN staff had to... (Continue reading)
Is it prudent to hope that our Internal Justice and its judges might carry genes of Adam Smith and Ayn Rand to make the reform of the UN Internal Justice System a robust and effective edifice to make the international... (Continue reading)
From the Dairies of UN Retirees (1/3 Lump Sum Recipients) Common Cause Appeal # UNAT 2009-001. “Change direction with understanding of (human) evolution here and now, lest you may end up where you started and going nowhere.” Lao To. Introduction... (Continue reading)