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Art. 16 Codice civile svizzero (CC)
CC; Titolo primo: Delle persone fisiche; Capo primo: Del diritto della personalità; A. Personalità in genere; II. Esercizio dei diritti civili; 2. Condizioni; d. Capacità di discernimento
Art. 16 CC
È capace di discernimento, nel senso di questa legge, qualunque persona che non sia priva della capacità di agire ragionevolmente per effetto della sua età infantile o di disabilità mentale, turba psichica, ebbrezza o stato consimile.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (146)
BGE 151 III 1 (Art. 16 CC)
Gender-marker change under self-determination: Civil status officer's ex officio verification of a minor's presumed capacity of discernment, without mandatory psychiatric evaluation.
Supporting ground for the ruling: the minor's capacity of discernment is presumed under this article, and the civil status officer must verify it.
VVGE.1978.80.Nr.31 · ow (Art. 16 ZGB)
Incapacity to Sue Complaint Dismissed
Cited as the basis for defining discernment (Urteilsfähigkeit), which is necessary for procedural capacity.
VVGE.1995.96.Nr.51 · ow (Art. 16 ZGB)
Incapacitated individuals with sound mind can pursue welfare rights independently.
Cited to determine the specific criteria for discerning the capacity of an individual to act rationally, which is crucial for establishing their ability to act independently.
ZVE.2025.28 · ag (Art. 16 ZGB)
Rental Dispute: Husband Not Liable as Landlord
Cited to establish the presumption of the plaintiff's mental capacity.
C/21696/2024 · ge (art. 16 CC)
Appeal of Curatorship Imposed Over Valid Power of Attorney for Incapacity
Cited in the reasoning section (2.2) to support the finding that the capacity to discern at the time of creating the mandate was presumed.
UE230306 · zh (Art. 16 ZGB)
Review of Prosecutor's Dismissal of Unlawful Treatment Claims in Involuntary Commitment
Cited as the requirement for legal capacity (Urteilsfähigkeit) for informed consent.
PQ250034 · zh (Art. 16 ZGB)
Court Upholds Power of Attorney Invalidation Due to Principal's Incapacity
Basis for determining the weakness of the person involved, leading to the invalidity of the precautionary mandate.
XBE.2025.47 · ag (Art. 16 ZGB)
Guardianship Jurisdiction: Senior Care Facility Resident's Domicile Established
It defines when a person is considered capable of acting, outlining the intellectual and volitional elements required for rational action.
C/9878/2023 · ge (art. 16 CC)
Employee v. Elderly Man's Niece (Employment Liability)
Cited to define the capacity for discernment.
ZOR.2024.67 · ag (Art. 16 ZGB)
Joint Will Invalidity Upheld, Partial Appeal Dismissed
Cited to define the concept of capacity to act.
A/35/2025 · ge (art. 16 CC)
Heirs' Appeal of Supplementary Benefit Repayment Demand Based on Post-2017 Inheritance
Cited to define the legal concept of capacity for discernment, which was necessary to reject the appellants' argument regarding the deceased's lack of capacity.
810.24.273 · bl (Art. 16 ZGB)
Guardianship Expansion Appeal Denied Due to Incapacity and Lack of Standing
Cited as a condition for procedural capacity, requiring the ability to understand the meaning and consequences of an action and to act accordingly.
810.2024.233 · bl (Art. 16 ZGB)
Guardianship Upheld: Incapacitated Appellant Lacks Capacity to Appeal Housing Liquidation
Cited as a condition for full legal capacity (mental capacity) and used to assess the appellant's mental capacity.
106 2024 7 · fr (art. 16 CC)
Appeal Regarding Mother's Removal as Curator for Adult Son with Asperger's Syndrome
Although cited in the reasoning concerning capacity, it is not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders (I to IV).
SU230059 · zh (Art. 16 ZGB)
_Navarro v. State_ (Improper Service of Penalty Order)
This article defines legal capacity (Urteilsfähigkeit) and the conditions under which it may be lacking.