Facts
The appellant A.X. challenged the refusal of the competent authorities to register her first name "A." in the civil registry. She was recorded in the civil registry with the first names "B.A." without a designation of a first name.
The Administrative Court had dismissed the appellant's complaint against the rejection of the registration of the first name. Against this, A.X. filed a civil law appeal and a subsidiary constitutional appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It stated that according to the law, only the official names, i.e. the surname and first names, are recorded in the civil registry. The first name, which is based solely on usage, is not designated in the civil registry.
The Federal Supreme Court saw no violation of the appellant's constitutional rights to the protection of personality and privacy, as the use of the…