Introduction to Swiss Law
Publisher: Carl Grossmann Verlag
Place of publication: Berlin; Bern
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9783941159242
Subjects: Criminal law & procedure; Law
Description: 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 13 legal scholars of the University of Zürich 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.

Notes: English.