Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal of public oral debate before the cantonal administrative court violated Article 30(3) of the Constitution.
Solution extraite
Article 30(3) Cst does not grant a general right to oral public hearings in all judicial cases; it only requires publicity when a hearing is held, unless an applicable rule otherwise provides.
Motifs extraits
The court adopted the historical interpretation of the new constitutional provision, finding it merely codified existing publicity principles and did not extend them beyond cases covered by Article 6 ECHR or by specific procedural rules.