Questione giuridica chiave
Whether Swiss civil claims for damages and moral harm based on alleged crimes against humanity were time-barred.
Decisione estratta
The claims were prescribed under Swiss law.
Motivazione estratta
The civil prescription under Art. 60 CO is governed by Swiss law. Article 60(2) CO does not allow recourse to a longer foreign criminal limitation period. Under Swiss criminal law, Art. 75bis CP did not revive acts already prescribed when it entered into force in 1983, so the alleged conduct from 1935 to 1945 remained prescribed.