Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court violated the right to a public hearing under Article 6 ECHR by refusing the requested hearing.
Decisione estratta
The refusal was incompatible with Article 6 ECHR; the insured person had validly requested a public hearing and no exception justified denial.
Motivazione estratta
The dispute concerned a civil right within Article 6 ECHR. The request for a public hearing was explicit. The case was not obviously inadmissible or unfounded, not schikanös, not highly technical, and no other ground for dispensing with a public hearing applied.