civil law division

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The civil law division is a specialized chamber of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court responsible for adjudicating disputes in areas such as contract, property, family, and commercial law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial division
specialized chamber
appliesLaw Swiss Civil Code NERFINISHED
Swiss Code of Obligations NERFINISHED
Swiss civil law NERFINISHED
Swiss commercial law
Swiss family law
Swiss property law
bindingForceOfDecisions binding on lower Swiss courts in the specific case
country Switzerland
decisionType final judgments
interlocutory decisions
establishedBy Swiss federal legislation NERFINISHED
function adjudication of civil law disputes
ensuring uniform application of civil law in Switzerland
interpretation of federal civil law
review of cantonal civil judgments
hasAuthorityOver civil appeals
commercial appeals
contract law appeals
family law appeals
property law appeals
hearsCasesFrom cantonal courts
specialized commercial courts
isBranchOf federal judiciary of Switzerland NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings French
German
Italian
legalArea commercial law
company law
contract law
employment law (private)
family law
inheritance law
insurance contract law
intellectual property-related civil disputes
obligations law
property law
tenancy law
unfair competition law
legalSystem civil law system
levelOfCourt court of last instance
locatedIn Lausanne NERFINISHED
canton of Vaud NERFINISHED
mayIssue precedent-setting decisions
partOf Swiss Federal Supreme Court NERFINISHED

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BGer hasChambers civil law division