Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible in principle for child reunification under former ANAG and Article 8 ECHR
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Because the child was still under 18 at filing and a general entitlement could arise under Article 17(2) ANAG and Article 8 ECHR, the appeal was admissible.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that the new Aliens Act did not apply because the request predated 1 January 2008, and that a Swiss citizen may invoke the family-life guarantee for an unmarried minor child.