Facts
The proceedings concern a petition for revision by [A.] against the Swiss Confederation, represented by the Federal Department of Finance. [A.] had originally filed a liability lawsuit against the Confederation, which was dismissed by the Federal Supreme Court on 8 April 2005 (judgment 2A.186/2005). By submission of 6 November 2021, [A.] requested the annulment of judgment 2A.186/2005.
The parties to the proceedings are [A.] as the petitioner and the Swiss Confederation, represented by the Federal Department of Finance, as the respondent. The proceedings were conducted before the II. Public Law Division of the Federal Supreme Court.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the petition for revision because [A.] did not cite any grounds for revision under Art. 121 ff. FSCA and did not explain why the judgment subject to revision suffered from a defect relevant to revision. The submission did not meet the statutory requirements for a petition for revision.
The court found that judgments of the Federal Supreme Court become final on the day of their issuance (Art. 61 FSCA) and that a repeated review of the dispute underlying a judgment of the Federal Supreme Court is generally excluded. The court can only revisit…