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.

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Label Occurrences
Swiss Federal Constitution 37
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation canonical 15
Swiss federal constitution 5

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
adopted 18 April 1999 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
surface form: Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
surface form: Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
surface form: Constituzione federala da la Confederaziun svizra

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
surface form: Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
surface form: 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 Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) ⓘ
surface form: Swiss Confederation
guarantees direct democracy instruments ⓘ
optional referendum at federal level ⓘ
popular initiative at federal level ⓘ
language French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Romansh language ⓘ
surface form: Romansh
legalStatus supreme law of Switzerland ⓘ
predecessor Federal Constitution of 1848 ⓘ
promulgatedBy Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Swiss federal government → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Swiss Federal Assembly → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Romansh language → protectedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Swiss National Bank → mandateDefinedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Council of States → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
National Council → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
subject surface form: National Council (Switzerland)
Council of State of Geneva → subordinateTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland → establishedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Swiss Army → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Swiss Federal Council → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Cussegl federal → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constituzione federala da la Confederaziun svizra
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs → follows → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Swiss Armed Forces → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
cantonal courts of Valais → subjectTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
subject surface form: Cantonal courts of Valais
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation → createdBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss federal constitution
Bundesversammlung → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Bundesversammlung → canAmend → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
President of the Council of States → establishedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Assemblée fédérale → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Federal Council → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Grand Council of Neuchâtel → subjectTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Regierungsrat Basel-Stadt → subordinateTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Grosser Rat Basel-Stadt → subjectTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Council of State of Valais → subordinateTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
SNB → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Swiss Civil Code → relatedTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Constitution
Swiss cantons → sovereigntyLimitedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Conseil administratif de Thônex → subordinateTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss federal constitution
Conseil municipal de Thônex → subordinateTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Switzerland
Cussegl dals Stadis → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
President of the National Council → createdBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the National Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Conseil national → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
Swiss flag → codifiedInLaw → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Geneva → mustComplyWith → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
President of the Swiss Confederation → constitutingInstrument → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
TFI → foundationLegalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Constitution of Switzerland
BGE (Bundesgerichtsentscheide) → relatedTo → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Ständerat → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
Tribunal fédéral → establishedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Constitution of Switzerland
Tribunal fédéral → interprets → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
BGer → establishedBy → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
BGer → interprets → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
TF → interprets → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
cantonalPoliceForces → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swiss federal constitution (division of police powers)