Question juridique clé
Whether the 30-day nullity appeal period under the Intercantonal Arbitration Concordat is suspended during cantonal court vacations.
Solution extraite
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the view that the concordat did not require suspension of the appeal period during vacations; the cantonal court could refuse to apply such suspension.
Motifs extraits
Article 37 CA fixes a mandatory 30-day period, while Article 45 CA leaves procedural regulation to the cantons. The cantonal interpretation excluding vacation suspension was at least defensible and not arbitrary, especially given the restrictive reference in Article 4(1) LIA to procedures compatible with the concordat.