Key legal question
Whether the refusal to hold a public hearing violated Article 6 ECHR
Extracted holding
The request was aimed at taking evidence by questioning, not at a public hearing with public and press attendance; refusal was lawful.
Extracted reasoning
A clear request for a Convention public hearing is required. The claimant sought to present her condition and to question her husband, so the cantonal court could treat it as an evidentiary motion only.