Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the heirs had standing and valid heir status without Swiss exequatur of the Venezuelan declaratory judgment
Decisione estratta
The heirs' status was sufficiently established by the certified Venezuelan judgment; no Swiss exequatur was needed because the judgment was declaratory, and the succession issue was governed by Venezuelan law.
Motivazione estratta
The Court held the succession had no international character for Swiss conflict rules, the declaratory judgment did not require enforcement, and the appellant could not have the foreign law reviewed as such in a monetary case.