Federal Administration SwissInfo Editor's Note The ICL edition of the new Constitution is currently being translated and prepared by Dr. Susan Emmenegger . We are publishing the document while the work is still progressing. Therefore, the link above only leads to the first part of the document. The 1874 Constitution has been repealed by public referendum on 18 April 1999 and replaced with a new constitution in force since 1 Jan 2000. It does not, for example, empower the Federal Court with constitutional review of parliamentary laws.
Parliament adopts draft of the new constitution.
Government puts EU application on hold. For corrections please contact A. Tschentscher .