Art. 47 Grounds for recusal

¹ Judges and judicial officers shall recuse themselves if:

a.: they have a personal interest in the case;
b.: they have acted in the same case in another capacity, in particular as member of an authority, legal agent, expert witness, witness or mediator;
c.: they are or were married to, or live or lived in a registered partnership or co-habit with a party or his or her representative or a person who has acted in the same case as a member of the lower court;
d.: they are related to a party by birth or marriage in direct line or in collateral line up to the third degree;
e.: they are related by birth or marriage in direct line or in collateral line up to the second degree to the representative of a party or a person who has acted in the same case as a member of the lower court;
f.: they may not be impartial for other reasons, notably due to friendship or enmity with a party or his or her representative.

² Involvement in the following, in particular, is in itself no reason for recusal:

a.: the decision on legal aid;
b.: the conciliation proceedings;
c.: the setting aside of an objection under Articles 80 to 84 DEBA³⁰;
d.: the ordering of interim measures;
e.: proceedings for protection of the marital union.

³⁰ SR 281.1

Art. 46

Per le azioni fondate sulla legge federale dell’11 aprile 1889²⁹ sulla esecuzione e sul fallimento (LEF) la competenza per territorio è determinata dal presente capitolo, in quanto la LEF non preveda un altro foro.

²⁹ RS 281.1

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