Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Commission of Appeal DFE was an independent and impartial tribunal under Article 6 ECHR.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The Commission qualified as an independent judicial authority established by law, even though its members were appointed by the Federal Council.
Fundamentação extraída
The court relied on the statutory guarantees of independence in the Administrative Procedure Act and held that appointment by the executive alone does not negate independence.