Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellants had standing to bring a public law appeal under Art. 88 OJ and Art. 8 LAVI
Decisione estratta
They lacked standing because the impugned decision could not affect any civil claims; the cantonal public liability regime made the authority exclusively liable, and the appellants were not personally protected in a right of their own.
Motivazione estratta
A private party cannot attack a criminal non-prosecution decision merely because it is unfavorable to the accused. Without standing on the merits, only formal procedural rights amounting to a denial of justice may be invoked.