Facts
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) was commissioned by the Federal Council to carry out the National Research Program 67 "End of Life". The association Dignitas requested the SNSF access to various documents related to this research program, including the expert opinions on individual research projects. The SNSF granted partial access but refused access to the synopses and comprehensive commentaries of the opinions. The Federal Administrative Court partially upheld the complaint of the Dignitas association and instructed the SNSF to grant the association limited access to the synopses and comprehensive commentaries after anonymization. The SNSF appealed against this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the SNSF's appeal and overturned the decision of the Federal Administrative Court insofar as it granted access to the synopses and comprehensive commentaries of the opinions. The court stated that the assessments and evaluations of the research projects and researchers contained in these parts of the opinions…