Question juridique clé
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could entertain complaints based on federal data protection law and constitutional rights
Solution extraite
Claims under the federal Data Protection Act were inadmissible because cantonal data protection law applied; constitutional complaints were examinable only within the limits of the pleading requirements.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal Basel-Stadt data protection statute governed the matter, so alleged violations of the federal statute could not be reviewed. Constitutional rights had to be specifically invoked and substantiated.