41. It should be noted from the very beginnlng that in its docutent nade available to the deleSates ln the l.lfil cinrmittie last year, and then to the nenbers of lCSc at ite tsenty-ftrst seesion ?l_/, fici,r "t"t"" thar, Ieven though there ie no doubt concerning the.lntrin6lc flTelafity of ceneral A€semblyresolutlon 39127 and of the ... declstona taken by iie cnairman of the ICSC on O"klf oI the Comniselon, it-rdould not be opportune to begin legal actlon by calllng for the re€clsslon of euch measure";';.;;";u-;"""h sn tnitlal approacht'ould be rnost 1ike1y to embarra€s the. Tribunals and, depending on the case, the ICJ'i. However, FICSA comes to the conclusi.o., ih.t th" 1egal giounds for posslble appeals by etaff members to Administrati.r. i. iUrrrrrf", Unlted Natiooeor llo, "would be rhe violation of the st"ft i"g"f.ti"ns and/ot RuIe6 of the organizatlons concerned and of-generel princtplls ;;-i"",,. Acting on these premises, FICSA distrlbuted e.draft letier of'appeal io tire secretary_c€neralof the United Nations prepared by ite l.g"f .a"ii"". -' 42. FICSATB rea6onlnq la aa follows: The General AeeembLy, by establiehlngICSC as one of lte subsldiary organa, Save lt the decislon-making euthorlty in matters epeciflced ln lts statute (art. 11(c)). Accordlngly, t[" po"". oi it. Assernbly becane linlted "bv the Iegal obligation of-ii" o.g"nj."ution to give u:f::a.a9 those declsiona, at leaar fo! as long as the conmiBsion has not beeni::1,t:1.9 ""d f::_1".tong as the statute r.", ii,i.n-ri derive6 its aurhoritynas not been nodlfled". Thls lmpltee, therefore, that any refusel by the ceneral.Assembly to appry a decision uaopt"a ty iisc Jould vlorate a general principle of Iaw $lthin the meanlng of A;tlcle'39 of the Stacute of the Intelnational court of Justlce - th"t "rry authorlty ii tound by the rule6 1t has ltself lald down for ae long as it has ""t-*.jiti"a or abrogated them. 43.. .Corning to the questlon of post adjuethent, FICSA argues that nhen 6 declsion l6 taken by IcsC and imptern"ntia Uy tfri s"..ut..y_cenerel and €ubse_ quently appears in Annex I to the staff negufation",-ii uu"o.." an integral part of these regulatlons and consequently""f "i"ii'rn"^le!s, contracts 22/. Therefore, a fatlure to apply ttri" jrovt"ioi ti-ii" o.i."i".tion would be sufflcient legal ground ror ir,o"e "'t"rf ,"ru".1 ;;'";;:., ro the United Nattons Administratj.ve Tribunal (UNAT).. r,, ottr"i ".ri",-ri'ii"ro,s posttion i6 accepted, it would rrlesn that the Cene!al essembly Uf ".""ting its subsidlary bodles "for rhe perforrnance of 1ts functlon"; i:-i pit"-ra"elf completely into
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the legal framework and organizational structure of the United Nations, specifically the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and the General Assembly. It mentions the ICSC's role in making decisions and the General Assembly's responsibility to implement these decisions. The text also references the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the United Nations Administrative Tribunal (UNAT). This suggests that the text is focused on the administrative and legal aspects of international organizations.

**Category**
International trade, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief