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Federal Act of 17 June 2005 on the Federal Administrative Court

Source : Federal law
Code/RS : SR 173.32
  • Abbreviation :

    FACA

  • Provision :

    Art. 29 FACA Arts.5 and 8 of the Regulation of the Federal Administrative Court on Information

  • Short description :

    Publication of court decisions (FAC)

  • Nature of the provision :

    Obligation to publish data

  • Status :

    In force

  • Sector :

    Administration (government), law and justice

Legal text :

Article 29 FACA - Information
1 The Federal Administrative Court shall inform the public of its precedents.

2 Its decisions shall in principle be published in anonymous form.

3 It shall issue a regulation on the principles of information.

4 The Federal Administrative Court may order the accreditation of court reporters.

Regulation of the Federal Administrative Court on Information

Article 5 Publication of decisions
1 The Court shall publish its decisions in an electronic database and in an official compendium. Decisions given pursuant to Article 36b FACA and Article 43b GSSLA shall not be published.

2 The official compendium of the Court’s decisions, “Bulletin of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court (DFAC)” shall be published on paper and in electronic form.

Article 8 Anonymisation
1 The Court shall publish its decisions in anonymous form. Article 4 is reserved.

2 Publication of parties’ names is authorised, especially when they are already known, no interest worthy of protection is affected, or the parties have given their consent. The examining judge shall obtain the parties’ consent.

3 The Conference of Presidents shall govern the responsibilities, procedure and arrangements for anonymisation.

Actor with an obligation to share data

Courts

Beneficiaries

All

Linking criteria for Switzerland

Linking criteria for Switzerland

Financial aspects

Free access; special conditions may apply for specific requests

Binding and/or enforceable

No enforceable claim

Conditions for accessing data

None

Exceptions and limitations

In principle, decisions are published in an anonymous manner.

Static data

Format

Not specified

Plateform

https://www.bvger.ch/en

Actor with an obligation to share data Courts

Beneficiaries All

Linking criteria for Switzerland n/a

Financial aspects Free access; special conditions may apply for specific requests

Binding and/or enforceable No enforceable claim

Conditions for accessing data None

Exceptions and limitations In principle, decisions are published in an anonymous manner.

Time component Static data

Format Not specified

Plateform https://www.bvger.ch/en

Compilation and Disclaimer

This index was prepared on behalf of the IPI by the law firm id est avocats Sàrl (for the section on Swiss law) and the law firm Pierstone (for the section on European law). 

This index does not constitute legal advice, and no guarantee is given regarding its completeness. 

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