Key legal question
Whether the Moroccan appeal judgment is a final judgment on the merits with res judicata effect in Switzerland
Extracted holding
The Moroccan appellate judgment is to be treated as a judgment on the merits and, once recognized, has res judicata effect preventing a new action on the same claim between the same parties.
Extracted reasoning
The foreign procedure allowed the debtor to raise all defenses and the appellate court could finally determine the dispute; this is analogous to a Swiss summary-clear-case judgment that is nevertheless final and binding.