Facts

The Federal Tribunal has been seized of an administrative law appeal and a possible public law appeal against a decision of the Small Council of the Canton of Grisons suspending the appeal proceedings against a decision of the Cantonal Department of the Interior ordering the removal of the registration of the divorce pronounced in Venezuela between H. and S. The Department had ordered this removal on the grounds that the divorce had been obtained by the husband without the consent of the wife and in violation of her rights of defence, which made it contrary to Swiss public policy.

Considerations

The Federal Tribunal considers that the contested decision is not a "judgment" within the meaning of Arts. 97 et seq. and 87 of the Judiciary Organisation Act (OJ) that can be the subject of an administrative law appeal. It is in fact a simple procedural decision suspending the proceedings until the issue of the legal representation of the minor child is settled in the context of the pending guardianship proceedings. This decision does not…