Question juridique clé
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite the immigration context
Solution extraite
The appeal was admissible because the appellant could invoke a statutory entitlement under former ANAG Art. 7(1), while the hardship claim under BVO Art. 13 lit. f did not confer any enforceable right.
Motifs extraits
A sham-marriage or abuse-of-right objection is a merits question, not a standing issue. By contrast, hardship relief under the repealed BVO was discretionary only.