Key legal question
Whether Art. 6(1) ECHR entitled the affected landowner to a public hearing before the cantonal court
Extracted holding
Yes. The project directly interfered with the Stiftung's property on parcel no. 1325, so the dispute concerned civil rights and a public hearing was required.
Extracted reasoning
The pipeline required temporary clearing and use of part of the Stiftung's land; this was a direct interference with ownership rights. No special reasons justified dispensing with a public hearing.