Whether a childless widower has a right to a widower’s pension under Art. 24(1) AHVG
No. The statutory wording grants the pension only to childless widows who meet the age and marriage-duration conditions; it does not cover widowers.
The court held that the wording of Art. 24(1) AHVG is clear and that a conforming interpretation cannot extend the provision to widowers because Art. 190 BV binds the court to the statute's text where the legislature deliberately maintained the gender-based distinction.