Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal of a public oral hearing before the Federal Administrative Court violated procedural rights.
Decisione estratta
No violation was established, because the first judicial instance had already held a public hearing and no special reasons required a further hearing.
Motivazione estratta
A public hearing under Art. 40 VGG and Art. 6 ECHR is generally not required again at a second judicial level if it was already held before the first court and the party's rights were adequately safeguarded.