Question juridique clé
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite the immigration subject matter.
Solution extraite
The appeal was admissible because the appellant, as spouse of a Swiss citizen, had a principled entitlement to a residence permit under former Art. 7(1) ANAG.
Motifs extraits
Art. 83(c)(2) BGG excludes appeals only where no federal or international right to a permit exists; here Art. 7(1) ANAG conferred such a claim.