Appeal Committee, Administrative Law Chamber

Appeal Committee, Administrative Law Chamber (Art. 35 UG)

The Administrative Law Chamber of the Appeal Committee of the University of St.Gallen is the judicial body of the University of St.Gallen in accordance with Art. 35(1)a of the University Act of 14 November 2024 [sGS 217.1; UG].

Its organisation and composition are based on Art. 74(1) and (3) of the UG in conjunction with Art. 155 of the University Statutes of 30 August 2024 [sGS 217.15; US].

Their tasks are defined in Art. 75 UG in conjunction with Art. 151 of the University Statutes of 30 August 2024 [sGS 217.15; US].

The members are selected by the Board of Governors (Art. 20 para. 2 let. g no. 10 UG); their selection and their term of office are based on Art. 152 US. The current members are:

• President: Walter Kobler, lic.iur., Chief Justice AR;
• Vice-President: Pamela Brägger-Hutter, lic.iur., Co-Director of the Appeals Committee of the Zurich universities;
• External member: Susanne Schmid Etter, lic.iur., Clerk at the Administrative Court of St.Gallen;
• External member: PD Mirina Grosz, Dr. iur., attorney-at-law, Partner at grosz | poledna rc (Attorneys-at-Law); privatdozentin and adjunct lecturer at the University of Basel.

Pursuant to Art. 156 US, the Administrative Law Chamber of the University of St.Gallen's Appeal Committee rules on:

• appeals against rulings of the Disciplinary Committee;
• appeals against rulings of committees, unless the Education Law Chamber is responsible;
• appeals against other rulings of the President of the University or subordinate bodies;
• legal actions concerning personnel;
• appeals against rulings of the appeal instances of the sub-authorities in accordance with the statutes of the respective sub-authority;
• appeals against rulings of the sub-authorities if these do not provide for appeal instances;
• all other matters which fall within the jurisdiction of the Appeal Committee.

In principle, the administrative procedure and the administration of justice shall be governed by the Act on the Administration of Administrative Justice of 16 May 1965 [sGS 951.1; VRP], unless the University Act provides otherwise. The University's Board of Governors may regulate the procedure of the Appeal Committee in more detail, subject to the provisions of Art. 71 UG.

An appeal against the decision of the Administrative Law Chamber of the Appeal Committee of the University of St.Gallen may be lodged with the (cantonal) administrative court on the basis of Art. 78(1) UG in conjunction with Art. 59^bis VRP.

University Act (UG)

University Statutes (US) 

Rules of Procedure (Geschäftsordnung der Rekurskommission [GO ReKo])