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Art. 37 Act on Administrative Judicial Procedure (VRPG) - Judgment Deliberation
Procedural Principles - Publicity of Hearings and Deliberations
Art. 37 Act on Administrative Judicial Procedure (VRPG) - Judgment Deliberation · Judgment Deliberation
1. The Administrative Court deliberates and renders its judgments publicly, except
a) when the protection of justifiable public or private interests requires the exclusion of the public or if legislation provides for such;
b) in the area of social insurance law;
c) in cases decided in a circulation procedure (Art. 56 para. 5 of the Act of 11 June 2009 on the Organization of Judicial and Prosecutorial Authorities [GSOG]);
d) within the framework of single-judge competence (Art. 57 GSOG).
2. The other administrative judicial authorities and administrative bodies deliberate and decide in the absence of the parties and the public.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (5)
100 2019 125 · be (Art. 31, 36 und 37 VRPG)
Lawyer Sanctioned for Representing Clients with Conflicting Criminal Interests
Cited in the reasoning regarding the general procedure before the administrative court (written proceedings).
200 2017 1063 · be (Art. 37 Abs. 1 lit. b VRPG)
Swiss Administrative Court Upholds Quarter Disability Pension Based on 45% Invalidity Rating
Cited in reasoning E. 1. for the determination of the panel, but not in the dispositive.
100 2016 229 · be (art. 37 al. 1 let. d LPJA)
Moroccan National's Dublin Detention Upheld Despite Hunger Strike
Cited in the reasoning regarding the restriction on ordering a public deliberation hearing because the case falls under the single judge, although not strictly required by the dispositive, it relates directly to the procedural outcome discussed.
200 2014 1160 · be (Art. 37 Abs. 1 lit. b VRPG)
Claimant v. Invalidity Insurance (IV) Office: Disability Pension Calculation
Cited in the reasoning (B.) regarding the cantonal regulation concerning the judgment deliberation.
200 2012 227 · be (Art. 37 Abs. 1 lit. b VRPG)
Disability Benefit Claim Rejection Based on Psychosomatic Pain Assessment
Cited as the procedural basis for the non-public deliberation of the division, relevant context for the ensuing judgment.