Question juridique clé
Whether the Italian damages judgment was unenforceable in Switzerland under Art. 27 no. 3 aLugÜ because of inconsistency with prior Swiss decisions.
Solution extraite
No. Only decisions whose legal effects are mutually exclusive fall within Art. 27 no. 3 aLugÜ; the Swiss visitation/custody decisions and the Italian damages judgment concern different legal effects and only conflict on a non-final preliminary issue.
Motifs extraits
The Court held that Art. 27 no. 3 aLugÜ must be interpreted restrictively. A conflict between non-res judicata preliminary findings is insufficient unless the operative effects of the decisions are incompatible. The Swiss family-law decisions did not finally determine sexual abuse or bar civil damages claims.