Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear the public law appeal in an immigration case governed by former ANAG law.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The appeal was admissible insofar as it concerned the expiry of a settlement permit, but not insofar as it challenged discretionary permit refusal or hardship-related relief.
Extrahierte Begründung
A challenge to the expiry of a settlement permit is generally cognisable because a protected interest in its continuation exists; by contrast, discretionary permits and hardship exceptions fall outside the ordinary remedy.