Name
Antje Kunst
Occupation
German Rechtsanwältin, registered European Lawyer
Specialisation
• Employment Disputes within International Organisations
•International Organisations Law
•Corruption within the Public Sector (including International Organisations)
“Her work is to a very high standard of accuracy. She gives great
attention to detail in the many cases with which she deals
involving complex issues of law and facts.”
James G. Lindsay, former Director of the Department of Legal Affairs, UNRWA.
Employment Law
As a lawyer, Antje has held senior positions within the United Nations for 11 years during which time she has gained
extensive expertise in the field of International Organisations Law, including International Administrative Law (employment disputes), international legal advice and anti-corruption matters.
Whilst with UNRWA, Antje worked for five and a half years on the grievances filed by international civil servants, including cases that were put before UNRWA’s internal Appeals Board and the United Nations Administrative Tribunal.
She also advised on disciplinary matters. In order to avoid lengthy proceedings within the internal justice system of the
UN, Antje regularly applied a conciliatory approach to resolving cases, and where she felt cases were not defendable, she
successfully encouraged the UN administration to settle the case. If an employment dispute came before the internal
Appeals Board or the United Nations Administrative Tribunal, she would argue the case successfully for the Organisation
before these bodies.
Based on Antje’s in-depth knowledge of the jurisprudence of the UN Administrative Tribunal, coupled with her extensive
experience in litigating international employment cases, she is well versed in judging the viability of a case and well able
to determine the likelihood of its success before the Tribunal.
Corporate and Public Sector Corruption
Based on her work with the UN, Antje developed methods and gained unparalleled experience on how to prevent and
fight against corruption in the public sector (as well as within international organisations). She is very knowledgeable on
the subject of anti-corruption prevention tools such as codes of conduct; whistle blowing; financial disclosure regimes;
ethics and disciplinary processes and procedures. Antje is an active member of Transparency International’s German
Chapter (“TI”). Through her work with TI she is fully aware of the latest international anti-corruption instruments and
commitments (e.g. United Nations Convention against Corruption), and with the challenges arising from reporting
corruption at all levels. As a result of her project work for the founder of Transparency International, she has obtained
a thorough understanding of the corruption risks in the natural resources sector and the best methods for preventing
corrupt activities by companies and governments alike.
International Legal Advice
Antje has extensive experience in providing advice on and drafting the internal law, procedures and policies for an
international organisation, in particular for the United Nations. Her legislative drafting skills were expansively developed
through half a decade with the UN in Kosovo, where its unique ‘interim administration responsibility and function’ has
provided her with comprehensive skills in drafting the internal laws of international organisations.
Background
Antje has extensive experience in providing advice on and drafting the internal law, procedures and policies for an
international organisation, in particular for the United Nations. Her legislative drafting skills were expansively developed
through half a decade with the UN in Kosovo, where its unique ‘interim administration responsibility and function’ has
provided her with comprehensive skills in drafting the internal laws of international organisations.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Bretton Woods Law, New Broad Street House, 35 New Broad Street, London EC2M 1NH www.brettonwoodslaw.com