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.
(Text)
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 Thommen
Foundations:
Legal History - Andreas Thier
History of International Law - Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina
Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory - Matthias Mahlmann
Legal Sociology - Christoph Beat Graber
Public Law:
Constitutional Law - Matthias Oesch
International Relations - Matthias Oesch
Administrative Law - Felix Uhlmann
Administrative Procedure - Felix Uhlmann
Tax Law - Madeleine Simonek / Martina Becker
Private Law:
Civil Law - Peter Georg Picht / Goran Studen
Law of Obligations - Tina Huber-Purtschert
Civil Procedure - Sophie-Katharina Matjaz
Criminal Law:
Criminal Law - Marc Thommen
Criminal Procedure - Marc Thommen
(Author portrait)
Thommen, Marc
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.
