Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Swiss-French jurisdiction treaty applied to a dispute between two Swiss nationals
Decisione estratta
No. The treaty applies only to disputes between Swiss and French parties, not to cases where both parties are Swiss or both are French.
Motivazione estratta
Article 1, and therefore also the exception in Article 3, is limited by its wording to mixed Swiss-French disputes. The appellant's residence in France does not change his Swiss nationality or extend the treaty to a purely Swiss dispute.