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Switzerland
Swiss Confederation / Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Conf»d»ration Suisse / Confederazione Svizzera




CONSTITUTION

* Federal Constitution (Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation) April 18, 1999; PDF in English, French, German, and Italian
* Bund und Kantone / Conf»d»ration et Cantons / Confederazione e Cantoni [Cantons Constitutions] (Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation) in French, German, and Italian
* Constitution Finder: Switzerland (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law)
* International Constitutional Law: Switzerland (Universitât Bern Institut f?r ˜ffentliches Recht) offers English translation and background notes

EXECUTIVE

* Federal Council
* Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation - includes and
* Federal Chancellery
* Federal Commissioner for Data Protection - includes laws and other decrees
* Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
* Federal Office for Communications
* Cantons Online

JUDICIAL

* COURTS: Schweizerisches Bundesgericht / Tribunal f»d»ral suisse / Tribunale federale svizzero [Federal Supreme Court]
* Courts

LEGISLATIVE

* PARLIAMENT: Bundesversammlung / Assemblee Federale / Assemblea Federale [Federal Assembly]; consists of Standerat / Conseil des Etats / Consiglio degli Stati [Council of States] and the Nationalrat / Conseil National / Consiglio Nazionale [National Council] - information available in official languages and English
* Legislative Procedure (Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation) also in Italian, German, and French
* Systematische Sammlung Des Bundesrechts / Recueil systematique du droit / Raccolta sistematica del diritto federale [Federal Systematic Compendium of Swiss Federal Law] (Federal Authorities of the Swiss Federation) available in German, French, and Italian
* NATLEX: Switzerland (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
* Natural Resources Legislation: Switzerland (University of Denver College of Law)


LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

* GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
* Multinational Collections Database: Switzerland (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
* FindLaw: Switzerland
* ForIntLaw: Switzerland (Washburn University Law Library)
* Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases: Switzerland (New York University Law Library)
* Institut suisse de droit compar» [Swiss Institute of Comparative Law] provides information on the Institute, its library and library catalog, and links to foreign, comparative and international law websites
* Judicial Assistance: Switzerland (U.S. Dept. of State)
* JURIST: Switzerland (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
* Swiss Embassy Legal Affairs (Embassy of Switzerland)
* SwissLawWeb
* Swiss Legal System and Research ( Gregory M. Bovey via GlobaLex) November 2006
* Update to Introduction to the Swiss Legal System: A Guide for Foreign Researchers (Fridolin M.R. Walther, via LLRX) November 15, 2001
* World Legal Information Institute: Switzerland (WorldLII)
* World Legal Materials from Europe: Switzerland (Cornell Legal Information Institute)



GENERAL SOURCES

* Portals to the World: Switzerland (Library of Congress)
* Background Notes: Switzerland (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Switzerland (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* Consular Information Sheet: Switzerland (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Information: Switzerland (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reports listed under Europe / Independent States
* Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Switzerland (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Economic Briefing: Switzerland (The Economist)
* Embassy of Switzerland, Washington
* Governments on the WWW: Switzerland (Gunnar Anzinger)
* Human Rights in Switzerland (Amnesty International)
* International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Switzerland (U.S. Dept. of State)
* NATIONAL LIBRARY: Schweizerische Landesbibliothek / BibliothÀque Nationale Suisse [National Library of Switzerland]
* National Libraries of Europe: Switzerland (European Library)
* NEWS: BBC World Europe
* U.S. Embassy, Bern (U.S. Dept. of State)
* World Factbook: Switzerland (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: Switzerland (Google); Switzerland (Yahoo); WWW-VL West European Studies: Switzerland (University of Pittsburgh)