Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

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constitution fundamental law

The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation is the supreme legal framework that defines Switzerland’s political system, federal structure, fundamental rights, and the powers and responsibilities of its national institutions.

Aliases (6)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution → fundamental law →
adopted	18 April 1999 →
alsoKnownAs	Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft → Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse → Constituzione federala da la Confederaziun svizra → Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera → Swiss Federal Constitution →
basisFor	federal legislation in Switzerland →
cameIntoForce	1 January 2000 →
contains	catalogue of fundamental rights → citizens’ rights and political rights → financial provisions → general provisions → preamble → provisions on Confederation and cantons → provisions on Federal Assembly → provisions on Federal Council → provisions on Federal Supreme Court → provisions on revision of the Constitution →
country	Switzerland →
defines	federal structure of Switzerland → fundamental rights in Switzerland → political system of Switzerland → powers of the Federal Assembly → powers of the Federal Council → powers of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland → relationship between Confederation and cantons →
doubleMajority	majority of cantons → majority of popular vote →
governs	Swiss Confederation →
guarantees	direct democracy instruments → optional referendum at federal level → popular initiative at federal level →
language	French → German → Italian → Romansh →
legalStatus	supreme law of Switzerland →
predecessor	Federal Constitution of 1848 →
promulgatedBy	Federal Council of Switzerland →
protectsRight	economic freedom → equality before the law → freedom of assembly → freedom of expression → freedom of religion and conscience → human dignity → right to assistance in situations of distress →
regulates	distribution of competences between Confederation and cantons →
replaced	Federal Constitution of 1874 →
requires	double majority for constitutional amendments →
subjectTo	mandatory referendum for partial revision → mandatory referendum for total revision →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ("Swiss Federal Constitution") → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ("Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft") → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ("Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse") → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ("Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera") → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ("Constituzione federala da la Confederaziun svizra") →	alsoKnownAs
Council of States → Cussegl federal ("Swiss Federal Constitution") → Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland → National Council (Switzerland) → Swiss federal government →	constitutionalBasis
Swiss Armed Forces ("Swiss Federal Constitution") → Swiss Army ("Swiss Federal Constitution") → Swiss Federal Assembly → Swiss Federal Council ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	legalBasis
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation ("Swiss federal constitution") →	createdBy
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	establishedBy
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	follows
Swiss National Bank ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	mandateDefinedBy
Romansh language ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	protectedBy
Cantonal courts of Valais ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	subjectTo
Council of State of Geneva ("Swiss Federal Constitution") →	subordinateTo