Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Swiss conviction violated ne bis in idem because Liechtenstein had already withdrawn the driver's license for the same incident.
Decisione estratta
No. Article 4 Protocol No. 7 ECHR has no inter-state effect; separate criminal and administrative proceedings for the same traffic offence are permissible under Swiss law.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that the prohibition on double jeopardy protects only against repeated punishment by the same state. In Switzerland, license withdrawal is an administrative measure and criminal punishment is imposed by criminal courts, so parallel consequences do not breach the principle.