Question juridique clé
Whether the Federal Administrative Court had to hold a public oral hearing
Solution extraite
No. The applicant did not request a hearing, and any entitlement could be waived, including implicitly.
Motifs extraits
Under Article 6 ECHR and Article 40 VGG, a public hearing in such matters is held only on request or for overriding public interest; silence could be treated as waiver.