Introduction to Swiss Law

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 19 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.

Riassunto

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 19 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kern Alexander, Ruth Arnet, Martina Becker, Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina, Christoph Beat Graber, Tina Huber-Purtschert, Caroline Kopp, Luisa Lichtenberger, Matthias Mahlmann, Matthias Oesch, Peter Georg Picht, Giulia Rossi, David Roth, Madeleine Simonek, Goran Studen, Andreas Thier, Marc Thommen, Felix Uhlmann
• Con la collaborazione di: Marc Thommen (Editore)
• Editore: sui generis Verlag
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9783907297261
• ISBN: 978-3-907297-26-1
• Pagine: 482
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 220 mm x 46 mm
• Peso: 880 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert, Diagramme
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto; Familienrecht, Rechtsgeschichte, Erbrecht, öffentliches Recht, Arbeitsrecht, allgemein, Steuer- und Abgabenrecht, Gesellschafts-, Handels- und Wettbewerbsrecht, allgemein, Sozialrecht und Medizinrecht, Zivilrecht, Privatrecht, allgemein, Verfassungs- und Verwaltungsrecht, Strafrecht, allgemein, Rechtssysteme: Allgemeines, Eigentums- und Besitzrecht, allgemein, Finanzrecht, allgemein, Legal Philosophy, Tax Law, Swiss Criminal law, Swiss Commercial and Banking Law, Swiss Civil procedure, Swiss Civil law, Swiss Public law, Legal Sociology, Swiss Administrative Procedure