Description
(Short description)
This book is an easy-to-read introduction to Swiss Law. As the first comprehensive introduction to Swiss law in English, it is addressed to both lawyers from abroad and students in Switzerland.
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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.
(Table of content)
Introduction:Swiss Legal System - Marc ThommenFoundations:Legal History - Andreas ThierHistory of International Law - Elisabetta Fiocchi MalaspinaLegal Philosophy and Legal Theory - Matthias MahlmannLegal Sociology - Christoph Beat GraberPublic Law:Constitutional Law - Matthias OeschInternational Relations - Matthias OeschAdministrative Law - Felix UhlmannAdministrative Procedure - Felix UhlmannTax Law - Madeleine Simonek / Martina BeckerPrivate Law:Civil Law - Peter Georg Picht / Goran StudenLaw of Obligations - Tina Huber-PurtschertCivil Procedure - Sophie-Katharina MatjazCriminal Law:Criminal Law - Marc ThommenCriminal Procedure - Marc Thommen
(Author portrait)
Prof. Dr. iur. Marc Thommen is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Zürich. Until 2010 he worked as a law clerk at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in Lausanne.Martina Becker, M.A. HSG in Law, is Assistant Manager Indirect Tax at KPMG AGProf. Dr. iur. Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina is Assistant Professor at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Christoph Beat Graber, PhD., is Professor at the University of ZurichDr. iur. lic. et mag. rer. pol. Tina Huber-Purtschert is Academic Assistant at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Matthias Mahlmann is Professor at the University of ZurichSophie-Katharina Matjaz, mag. iur., is Academic Assistant at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Matthias Oesch is Professor at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Peter Georg Picht, LL.M., is Professor at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Madeleine Simonek is Professor at the University of ZurichDr. iur. Goran Studen, LL.M., is Senior Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Andreas Thier, M.A., is Professor at the University of ZurichProf. Dr. iur. Felix Uhlmann is Professor at the University of Zurich
