Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Federal Court had to hold a public hearing or remit for one under Art. 6 ECHR.
Decisão extraída
The request for a public hearing before the Federal Court was rejected, and the alternative request for remittal for such a hearing was also rejected because the cantonal request was only an evidentiary motion, not a clear request for a public hearing.
Fundamentação extraída
In social insurance proceedings, the publicity requirement is primarily satisfied at the first-instance appeal stage. A request for party questioning does not amount to an unequivocal request for a public hearing within the meaning of Art. 6 ECHR.