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Table of Contents (Detailed)

How to Use This Book

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Table of Contents (Detailed)

Swiss Legal System

I.Facts and Figures

III.Confederation

1.Federal Assembly

2.Federal Council

3.Federal Supreme Court

VI.Direct Democracy

1.Federal Level

2.Cantonal Level

3.Communal Level

VII.Legislative Process

VIII.Publication of Federal Laws

IX.Case Citation

1.Official Compilation (BGE)

2.Publication Online

3.Public Pronouncement

4.Press Releases

Selected Bibliography

I.Plurality and the Traditions of Swiss Legal Culture

II.The Old Confederacy (13th/14th Century - 1798)

1.Coniuratio, Covenants, and Charters

2.Customary Law, Records of Law, and Sumptuary Mandates

III.The Rise of Modern Swiss Statehood since 1798

1.Constitutional Developments in Europe

2.Constitutional Developments in Switzerland since 1798

a)Focusing on Individual Rights: The “Bürgerliche Rechtsstaat”

b)The (Slow) Rise of the Interventionist State

c)Towards the Prevention State

3.The Rise of Codifications in Swiss Legal Culture

Selected Bibliography

History of International Law

II.Theories of Natural Law and Law of Nations

1.The Spread of Theories of Natural Law and the Law of Nations

2.Emer de Vattel and his Law of Nations (1758)

III.The Era of International Humanitarian Law

1. Henry Dunant and the Red Cross

2. Founding of the International Law Institute (1873)

a)Gustave Moynier (1826-1910)

b)Johann Caspar Bluntschli (1808-1881)

Selected Bibliography

Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory

I.The Problems of the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory

II.A Map of Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory

1.Descriptive and Analytical Theory

2.Explanatory Theories

3.Normative Theory

4.The Relationship of Law and Morality

7.Grotius and Methodological Secularism

8.The Question of Universalism

III.The Point of Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory

IV.Theory of Justice

V.A Concept of Justice

VI.The Birth of the Human Rights Idea

VII.Contemporary Human Rights Theory

Selected Bibliography

Legal Sociology

I.What is Legal Sociology?

II.Law, Society and Direct Democracy

1.Political Autonomy

2.Direct Democracy

3.Public Service Broadcasting

a)Media Consumption and the Internet

b)Personalisation Technologies

Selected Bibliography

Constitutional Law

1.History and Overview

b)Foreign Nationals

3.Fundamental Rights

4.Federation, Cantons, Communes

5.Federal Assembly, Federal Council, Federal Courts

1.(Semi-) Direct Democracy

a)Popular Initiative

c)“Landsgemeinde” as Cantonal Particularity

2.Multi-Party Government

3.Limited Constitutional Review

III.Landmark Cases

1.Women’s Suffrage

2.Naturalisation and Fundamental Rights

Selected Bibliography

International Relations

1.United Nations and Specialised Agencies

2.Trade and Investment

3.Switzerland and Europe

a)General Framework

b)Bilateral Agreements

c)Autonomous Adaptation of Swiss Law to EU Law

II.Constitution

1.Goals and Means

a)Federation and Cantons

b)Federal Council, Federal Assembly, Federal Courts

c)Direct Democracy

3.Relationship Between International Law and Swiss Law

III.Landmark Cases

1.Supremacy of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons

2.US Safeguard Measures on Steel Products

Selected Bibliography

Administrative Law

II.Principles of Administrative Action

1.Constitutional Principles in Administrative Law

2.Principle of Legality

a)Legal Basis for Administrative Action

b)Legality of the Law

c)Delegated Legislation

d)Judicial Review

3.Public Interest

4.Proportionality

5.Legitimate Expectations

b)Legitimacy of Expectations

c)Private Arrangements

e)Balancing Test

f)Special Doctrines: Administrative Practice and Retroactivity

7.Prohibition of Arbitrariness (Reasonableness)

III.Forms of Administrative Action

1.Administrative Decisions

a)Omnipresence of Administrative Decisions

b)Definition of Administrative Decisions

c)Administrative Decisions Determining Rights and Obligations

d)Administrative Decisions as Individual Acts

e)Administrative Decisions as Unilateral Acts

f)Administrative Decisions as Acts Under Public Law

2.Administrative Law Contracts

3.Private Law Contracts

4.Informal Acts and State Liability

5.Administrative Rulemaking

IV.Landmark Cases

1.State Liability: Vacherin Mont d’Or

2.Protection of Legitimate Expectations: Piano Teacher

3.Principle of Legality: Headscarf

4.Principle of Proportionality: Hooligans

Selected Bibliography

Administrative Procedure

I.Legal Sources

1.Historical Developments

2.Constitutional Framework

3.Federal Act on Administrative Procedure and Cantonal Laws

II.Procedural Rights and Principles

1.Administrative Action

2.Right to be Heard

3.Right to a Decision Within Reasonable Time

4.Right to Legal Aid and to Counsel

5.Right to Appeal

6.Right to Challenge Legislation

III.Institutional Framework

1.Administrative Authorities

3.Other Bodies and Procedures

4.European Perspective

IV.Landmark Cases

1.Necessity of Issuing an Administrative Decision: IWB

2.Procedural Fairness: Naturalisation

3.Direct Challenge of Legislation: Police Act of Zurich

4.“Legal Sausage Salad” or the Importance of the ECHR

Selected Bibliography

I.Fiscal Sovereignty and Constitutional Principles

1.Federalism and Fiscal Sovereignty

a)Distribution of Fiscal Sovereignty

b)Federal Tax Harmonisation Act

2.Main (Constitutional) Principles

a)Principle of Legality

b)Principle of Universality

c)Principle of Uniformity and Ability-To-Pay Principle

d)Prohibition of Inter-Cantonal Double Taxation

e)Principle of Good Faith

II.Most Important Taxes and Tax Codes

1.Federal Taxes

a)Federal Direct Taxes

b)Withholding (Anticipatory) Tax

c)Federal Value Added Tax

2.Cantonal and Communal Taxes

a)Taxes on Income and Net Wealth

b)Taxes on Net Profit and Capital of Legal Entities

c)Further Cantonal Taxes

3.International Tax Agreements

a)Multilateral Conventions

b)Double Taxation Treaties

c)Bilateral Agreements with the European Union

III.Landmark Cases

1.Principle of Equality: Taxation of Married and Non-Married Couples

2.Ability-To-Pay Principle: Degressive Income Tax Rates

3.Principle of Good Faith: Swiss Ruling Practice

4.Principle of Non-Discrimination: Salary Withholding Tax

Selected Bibliography

I.Swiss Civil Code

4.Marital Property Law

5.Prohibition of Maintenance Foundations and Fee Tails

6.Inheritance Law

1.Application and Interpretation of the Law

3.Publicity, Possession, and the Land Register

4.Rules of Evidence

5.Presumed Capacity of Judgement

6.Separation Principle

III.Landmark Cases

1.Legacy Hunter

2.Capacity to Marry

3.Footman with Samovar

Selected Bibliography

Law of Obligations

I.Contract and Tort Law

a)Conclusion of a Contract

b)Interpretation of a Contract

c)Defects in the Conclusion of a Contract

d)Defects in Consent

e)Unfair Advantage

f)Claims According to the General Provisions of the Code of Obligations

g)Quasi-Contractual Claims

i)Types of Contractual Relationship

j)Innominate Contracts

3.Landmark Cases

a)Swissair-Case

b)Market Value Estimate-Case

c)Revocability of Simple Agency Contracts-Case

a)Company Forms

b)Sole Proprietorship

c)Company Limited by Shares

d)Limited Liability Company

3.Landmark Cases

a)Breakthrough-Case I

b)Breakthrough-Case II

Selected Bibliography

Civil Procedure

I.Swiss Civil Procedure Code

1.Constitutional Framework

1.The Principle of Party Disposition as a Rule

2.The Principle of Ex-Officio Assessment as an Exception

3.The Principle of Party Representation as a Rule

4.The Principle of Ex-Officio Investigation as an Exception

III.Institutions and Procedure

1.Attempt at Conciliation

2.Ordinary Proceedings

3.Other Types of Proceedings

4.Appellate Proceedings

IV.Landmark Cases

1.International Case

2.Dürrenmatt’s Heirs

3.Agreement on Jurisdiction

4.Filing an Appeal with an Incompetent Court

5.Incorrect Instructions on Objection Remedies

Selected Bibliography

I.Criminal Code

4.Dualism of Sanctions

5.Death Penalty

6.Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

1.Nulla Poena Sine Lege

2.Nulla Poena Sine Culpa

III.Landmark Cases

1.Rolling Stones

2.Domestic Tyrant

3.Deadly Car Race

4.Hiking in the Nude

Selected Bibliography

Criminal Procedure

I.Criminal Procedure Code

1.Constitutional Framework

1.Ex Officio Investigation

2.Mandatory Investigation

3.Nemo Tenetur se Ipsum Accusare

III.Institutions and Procedure

IV.Landmark Cases

1.Schenk v. Switzerland

2.Huber v. Switzerland

4.Kristallnacht

Selected Bibliography