Question juridique clé
Whether the commune had standing to bring a public-law appeal against the cantonal judgment on hospital subsidy allocation.
Solution extraite
The commune had standing only to the extent that it invoked a possible violation of municipal autonomy; it could not rely on being treated like a private party, and the other constitutional grievances were accessory only.
Motifs extraits
Municipalities generally lack standing in public-law appeals when acting as public authorities. The private-party exception did not apply because the disputed hospital subsidy burden was imposed on communes in their public-law capacity. Standing existed only for an alleged autonomy violation, but the commune failed to plead that issue with the specificity required by Art. 90 al. 1 OJ.