Negotiation maxim

The principle of negotiation states that only the parties brought the matter in dispute into the proceedings, decide on its need for a declaratory judgment and carry out its determination, but that the Court of First Instance may not take into account facts not submitted by the parties or take evidence of its own motion.

Term-Nr.: 594

German: Verhandlungsmaxime (827)

Source: LK-Lötscher, 11.05.2020