Legitimation of an illegitimate child under Art. 54 BV

BGE 1 I 106Coletânea oficial do Tribunal Federal (BGE) / Volume I22 de mar. de 1875Dismissed

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Keller challenged the refusal of cantonal authorities to recognize the legitimation of his child born out of wedlock. He argued that Art. 54 BV required immediate recognition without recourse to the judicial procedure demanded by cantonal law. The Federal Court held that Art. 54 BV confirmed the institution of legitimation but did not itself establish the procedural mechanism, which remained for federal legislation. Until such legislation entered into force, the cantons could still require the procedure prescribed by their own rules. The complaint was therefore dismissed.

Sumário Omnilex

Art. 54 BV; legitimation of children born out of wedlock; transitional effect and cantonal procedure. The constitutional provision does not itself create a new procedural regime, but confirms the pre-existing federal rule and delegates regulation of the procedure to federal legislation (consid. 2). Until the federal implementing statute enters into force, the cantons remain entitled to require compliance with the procedure prescribed by their laws or ordinances. A party cannot demand immediate recognition of legitimation by bypassing the cantonal judicial route on the basis of Art. 54 BV alone (consid. 1-3).

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'oie Eegitimation boreI,did)er stinber außfnted)e un'o e unnulaffig etfd)einen laffe, bau ein atmet ami!ienuater nie egitimitung feinet eigenen Stin'oet auf bem toneutuege betucttfteffigen müffe, waß mit tliden Stoften un'o Umtrieben )cr'bunben lei. :Ila mun'oeßgerid)t Aier,t in tW ä gun 9 :

  1. mad) bem SnI,aH beß tefuttitten JBefd)luffeg ber megierung tlon Gd)tu 1 tft bie Eegitimation beß uoreI,eHd)en Stinbeß 'oeß etenten nid)t a'b!Jelennt, fon'oen Ienterer nur angewiefen tuorben, 'oiefelbe gemäu einet merorbnung bom 25. IDlai 1860 or JBe 3idßgerid)t s;,öfe nad)Aufud)en.
  2. mun fnrid)t rt. 54 ber . Bunbeßtlerfaffung in feinem fÜnften m:nnea tuonl grun'olännd) auß, 'oaü burd) bie nad) folgenbe t;e ber 1tern tloreI,elid) geborene Stinber berfelben legitimirt werben, 'oagegen beftimmt jener m:rtifef baß bießfanß ;u beobad)ten'oe merf(1)ren nid)t, fon'oern ü'beträut eß 'oer . Bunbeß gefeigebung, ef 1)aß inneimd)eß ietübet aufAuftenen. :Iliefeß mun'oeßgefeij tft nun aber gegentuärtig nod) nid)t in straft ge- treten un'o muU 'oar,er anertannt tu erben I bau bie Stantone 3Ut ,Seit nod) bered)tigt fino, 'oie . Befolgung beg in i1)ren efeljen ober merorbnungen "etgefn,tie'benen metfat;reM u erlangen.
  3. :Ilemnad) erfd)eint baß . Begenren beß etenten, bau 'oie egitimatton feineß bote1)eHd)en Stin'oeß mit Umge1)ung bet id)tu 3erifd)en erid)te J,11)ne Beitereß cmertannt tuer'oe, unbe gtÜn'oet. BürDe bagegen aud) bom . Benittßgerid)t s;,ßfe 'oie .ßegitimathm beß Stinbeß betweigert, 10 ftän'oe i1)m 'oer mefurß an baß . Bun'oeßgerid)t offen. :Ilemnad) I,at baß . Bunbengerid)t etfannt: ;i)ie . Befd)tuerbe ift 3Ut .8ett abgewief en.

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legitimationillegitimate childtransitional constitutional lawcantonal procedurefederal legislation

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Questões jurídicas principais extraídas pela Omnilex

Questão jurídica principal

Whether Art. 54 BV itself immediately required recognition of legitimation of pre-marital children.

Decisão extraída

Art. 54 para. 5 BV did not itself create a new substantive right; it confirmed existing federal law and left the procedure to future federal legislation.

Fundamentação extraída

The provision was understood as generally recognizing legitimation of pre-marital children, but not as regulating the procedure. Until federal legislation entered into force, the cantons remained entitled to require the procedure laid down in their laws or ordinances.

Questão jurídica principal

Whether the canton could require a judicial determination of legitimation before recognition.

Decisão extraída

Yes. The canton was still entitled to insist on the procedure prescribed by its ordinance of 25 May 1860.

Fundamentação extraída

Because the implementing federal statute had not yet entered into force, cantonal procedural rules continued to apply.

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