Swiss law
E806476
Swiss law is the legal system of Switzerland, characterized by a civil law tradition, federal structure, and a strong emphasis on direct democracy and cantonal autonomy.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| basedOn | written statutes ⓘ |
| codificationPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| constitutionalRevisionMechanism |
mandatory referendum
ⓘ
popular initiative ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| executiveBody | Federal Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalAssemblyChamber |
Council of States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
Federal Administrative Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Patent Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cantonal autonomy
ⓘ
direct democracy ⓘ federal structure ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
cantonal law
ⓘ
communal law ⓘ federal law ⓘ |
| highestCourt | Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austrian law
ⓘ
French law ⓘ German law ⓘ Italian law ⓘ |
| languageOfLegislation |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAdministrativeCourtStatute | Federal Supreme Court Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCivilCode | Swiss Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainConstitution | Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCriminalCode | Swiss Criminal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainObligationsCode | Swiss Code of Obligations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPrivateInternationalLawStatute | Swiss Federal Act on Private International Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProceduralCode |
Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Federal Act on Administrative Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfLegalOrder | European Convention on Human Rights system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principle |
federalism
ⓘ
legal certainty ⓘ proportionality ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ subsidiarity ⓘ |
| protectsRight |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ right to property ⓘ |
| regulates |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ company law ⓘ contract law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ private law ⓘ property law ⓘ public law ⓘ social security law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| requiresForConstitutionalAmendment | double majority of people and cantons ⓘ |
| subjectTo | jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ |
| supremacyOf | Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
federal popular initiative
ⓘ
mandatory referendum ⓘ optional referendum ⓘ |
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