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Art. 11 Act on Administrative Judicial Proceedings (AAP) - Legal Capacity

**Fundamentals - Participants**

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Art. 11 Act on Administrative Judicial Proceedings (AAP) - Legal Capacity · Legal Capacity

1. Any person who is capable of acting under civil law may independently pursue and defend their rights as a party before the authorities.

2. Persons whose capacity to act is restricted are authorized to appear before the authorities in relation to the rights that pertain to them because of their personality, and the legal transactions that they can independently conduct under the provisions of civil law.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (8)

100 2020 237 · be (Art. 11 Abs. 1 VRPG)

Canton of Bern v. Tax Debtor (Betterment Certificate Dispute)

Cited to confirm the capacity of the Canton of Bern (as claimant) to be a party.

2023 BKD 7378 · be (Art. 11 Abs. 1 VRPG)

Appeal Regarding Late School Fee Application Deadline

Cited in the reasoning to establish the legal representation of the minor appellant.

100 2019 409 · be (Art. 11 Abs. 1 VRPG)

Swiss Naturalization Denial Due to Minor Conviction and Failure to Respond in Writing

Cited in the reasoning section (4.5) regarding the representation of minors, not in the operative orders.

200 2018 326 · be (Art. 11 des kantonalen Gesetzes vom 23. Mai 1989 über die Verwaltungsrechtspflege (VRPG, BSG 155.21))

Disability Insurance Pension Revocation Upheld Based on Admissible Surveillance Evidence

Cited in the reasoning (E. 1.1) concerning the formal requirements for the complaint (admissibility).

100 2016 339 · be (Art. 11 VRPG i.V.m. Art. 52 f. ZGB)

Private Institutions v. Bern Cantonal Health and Welfare Directorate (Subsidies for Pension Contributions)

Used to confirm the legal personality and party capacity of two of the appellants (Foundations 3 and 9).

SK 2018 17 · be (Art. 11 Abs. 1 und 2 VRPG)

Appeal Against Continuation of In-Patient Therapy for Schizophrenia Denied

Used as the basis for denying the request for free legal aid because the appeal was deemed hopeless.

200 2016 788 · be (Art. 11 des kantonalen Gesetzes vom 23. Mai 1989 über die Verwaltungsrechtspflege (VRPG; BSG 155.21))

Claimant Denied Invalidity Pension Despite Worsening Work Conditions

The full citation for VRPG, used in E. 1.1.

200 2013 976 · be (Art. 11 Abs. 1 VRPG)

Employee v. Employer: Missing Occupational Pension Contributions Dispute

Cited to confirm the capacity of the parties to participate in the proceedings.