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Art. 16 Bundesgesetz vom 18. Dezember 1987 über das Internationale Privatrecht (IPRG)
IPRG; 1. Kapitel: Gemeinsame Bestimmungen; IV. Feststellung ausländischen Rechts
Art. 16 IPRG
Der Inhalt des anzuwendenden ausländischen Rechts ist von Amtes wegen festzustellen. Dazu kann die Mitwirkung der Parteien verlangt werden. Bei vermögensrechtlichen Ansprüchen kann der Nachweis den Parteien überbunden werden.
Ist der Inhalt des anzuwendenden ausländischen Rechts nicht feststellbar, so ist schweizerisches Recht anzuwenden.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (74)
HOR.2024.35 · ag (Art. 16 Abs. 1 IPRG)
Antitrust Case Dismissed for Lack of Swiss Jurisdiction
Mandates the court to ascertain foreign law ex officio.
14.2024.151 · ti (art. 16 cpv. 1 LDIP)
Loan Agreement Enforcement: Failure to Timely Substantiate Essential Error Defense
Cited in the reasoning (Considerando 4.1) concerning the burden of proof for foreign law in summary proceedings.
HG210167 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 IPRG)
Plaintiff v. Bank Regarding Unauthorized Account Debits
Used to state that the content of the applicable foreign law must be determined ex officio.
C/1756/2018 · ge (art. 16 al. 1 LDIP)
Appellant's Challenge to Sequestration of Jewelry Based on Saudi Law Ownership Claim
Cited regarding the court's duty to determine foreign law ex officio and the parties' potential obligation to assist in its determination.
C/1756/2018 · ge (art. 16 al. 2 LDIP)
Appellant's Challenge to Sequestration of Jewelry Based on Saudi Law Ownership Claim
Cited as the basis for applying Swiss law supplementarily if the content of foreign law cannot be reliably established.
13.2023.118 · ti (Art. 16 LDIP)
Appeal of Antenuptial Contract Validity and Denial of Recoverable Costs in Divorce
Cited in the facts section regarding the request for documentation of South African law, but not in the final orders.
C/463/2020 · ge (art. 16 al. 2 LDIP)
Charter Party Dispute: Law Application and Default Judgment
Cited implicitly as the justification for applying Swiss law after finding objective impossibility to establish Marshall Islands law.
PS230060 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 IPRG)
Debtor Appeal Regarding Payment Order Based on Defective Foreign Representation Authority
The court annulled the decision because the lower court violated this article by failing to examine the representation authority according to Panamanian law.
101 2023 43 · fr (art. 16 LDIP)
Appeal Regarding Estate Certificate Delay and Denial of Access to File
Cited in the reasoning regarding the ex officio determination of foreign law content.
C/29658/2018 · ge (art. 16 al.1 LDIP)
Watch Ownership Dispute Involving Multiple Jurisdictions
Cited in the reasoning regarding the court's duty to establish foreign law.
BZ 2022 28 · zg (Art. 16 Abs. 2 IPRG)
Child Support Standing, Prescription, and Retroactive Statutory Application in Enforcement Proceedings
Cited in reasoning regarding the subsidiary application of Swiss law when foreign law is not proven, but not in the dispositive.
C/10558/2021 · ge (art. 16 al. 1 LDIP)
Conservatory Attachment Based on Foreign Judgment for Attorney's Fees Upheld
Cited as the basis for the court's duty to establish the content of foreign law ex officio.
C/17049/2015 · ge (art. 16 LDIP)
Estate of Deceased Businessman v. Bank Regarding Investment Documentation
Cited regarding the duty of the judge to establish the content of foreign law (Mexican law here).
C/8563/2019 · ge (Art. 16 LDIP)
Collection Agency v. Borrower Regarding German Debt Prescription
The court applied this article regarding the court's duty to establish foreign law (German law in this case).
HC.2021.367 · vd (Art. 16 LDIP)
Will Opening Jurisdiction: Swiss vs. Foreign Authority Action
This provision on establishing foreign law was cited in the dispositive reasoning (point 3.2) and is crucial for the decision to return the case for a new ruling based on proper application of international private law.