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2 - Introduction to Swiss Law in General

from Part I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Christoph Müller
Christoph Müller
Affiliation:
Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Summary

This chapter provides an introduction to Swiss law in general by firstly addressing the Federal structure of Switzerland including the three different levels of government and the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Swiss Confederation. This chapter then goes to describe the judicial system in Switzerland, focusing on the Federal and Cantonal courts and the manner in which Civil law disputes are dealt with in Switzerland. This chapter thereafter explores the sources of law in the Swiss legal system, namely statutory legal sources, case law and legal doctrine

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SwitzerlandFederal stateSwiss judicial systemsources of lawstatutecase lawlegal doctrine
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Swiss Contract Law in International Commercial Arbitration
A Commentary
 , pp. 8 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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