Introduction to Swiss Law

Thier, Andreas; Graber, Christoph B.; Fiochi, Elisabetta; Uhlmann, Felix; Simonek, Madeleine; Mahlmann, Matthias; Oesch, Matthias; Roth, David; Kern, Alexander; Arnet, Ruth; Picht, Peter Georg; Matjaz, Sophie Katharina; Huber-Purtschert, Tina; Studen, Goran; Lichtenberger, Luisa; Becker, Martina; Rossi, Giulia; Kopp, Caroline

doi:10.38107/026

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Author(s)

Thier, Andreas

Graber, Christoph B.

Fiochi, Elisabetta

Uhlmann, Felix

Simonek, Madeleine

Mahlmann, Matthias

Oesch, Matthias

Roth, David

Kern, Alexander

Arnet, Ruth

Picht, Peter Georg

Matjaz, Sophie Katharina

Huber-Purtschert, Tina

Studen, Goran

Lichtenberger, Luisa

Becker, Martina

Rossi, Giulia

Kopp, Caroline

Contributor(s)

Thommen, Marc (editor)

Language

English

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Abstract

What are the origins of direct democracy in Switzerland? How does the Swiss judiciary function? What are the principles of Swiss civil, contract and administrative law? What is the role of public service broadcasting in the political decision-making process? What are the leading cases in tax law? What forms of euthanasia are legal in Switzerland? In this introduction 19 legal scholars of the University of Zurich Law Faculty try to answer these questions and give the reader an overview of Swiss public, private, and criminal law. As the first comprehensive introduction to Swiss law in English, it is addressed to both lawyers from abroad and incoming students to the University of Zurich.

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https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57091

Keywords

Civil law, Contract law, Administrative law, Tax law, Public law, Private law, Criminal law, Swiss law; Civil law; Contract law; Administrative law; Tax law; Public law; Private law; Criminal law; Swiss law; Textbook