A SWISS COURT REFUSED TODAY TO RECOGNIZE GERMANY’S ANTI-JEWISH LEGISLATION IN DISMISSING A SUIT BROUGHT BY THE U.F.A. BERLINER FILMGESELLSCHAFT FOR ANNULMENT OF A CONTRACT WITH A JEWISH FIRM.
THE HIGH COURT AT LAUSANNE RULED THAT THE REICH’S ANTI-JEWISH LAWS CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED BY A SWISS COURT SINCE UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF CITIZENS FUNDAMENTALLY CONTRADICTS SWITZERLAND’S LEGAL SYSTEM AND PRACTICE.
U.F.A. BASED ITS CASE ON THE CONTENTION THAT GERMAN LAW PERMITS ANNULMENT OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN AN “ARYAN” AND A JEW.
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