Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Uzbek heir certificate could be recognized in Switzerland under LDIP Art. 96
Decisione estratta
Yes. The certificate was a recognizable heir certificate because it was issued by competent authorities of the deceased's last domicile, and one alternative indirect jurisdiction ground under Art. 96 LDIP was met.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that recognition of a foreign heir certificate does not require review of the foreign authority's reasoning; it is sufficient that the document is an heir certificate and was issued in the State of the deceased's last domicile. The deceased was domiciled in Uzbekistan as a matter of Swiss law.