Switzerland is not only one of the oldest democracies in the world,
but also an enduring model of peaceful multiethnic policy,
characterized by a Constitution that is constant flux. The new
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation took effect on
January 1, 2000; and it is with the intention of staying abreast of
the constitutional changes and of the case law of the Federal Court
that the authors have prepared the current volume. A general
introduction of the constitutional history and the foundations of
the Swiss political system are followed by the following issues:
- Sources of Swiss Constitutional Law;
- Organisational Design of the Swiss Confederation;
- Federalism in General and the Position of the Cantons and the
Municipalities in the Swiss Confederation;
- Citizenship, Fundamental Rights and Liberties and their Judicial
Protection, Protection of Minorities, Judicial Control of
Administrative Action;
- Treaty and Foreign Affairs Powers, Taxing and Spending Powers, t
Relationship between the State and the Church.
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