General Law

Passive legitimation

0602-en RE350 Civil Procedure Law As of 11.07.2026


Passive legitimation determines the person or body against whom the complaint or action is to be directed in a specific case.

Deutsch

Passivlegitimation 0602-de

Die Passivlegitimation bestimmt die Person respektive das Organ, gegen welche sich in einem konkreten Fall die Beschwerde oder die Klage zu richten hat.

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Passive legitimation (0602-en), in: LAWPEDIA®-Glossar, provided by LAWCONSULT AG, www.lawconsult.ch/lawpedia/en/passive-legitimation, as of: 11.07.2026 [accessed on ].

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