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.

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.

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Prof. Dr. iur. 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. Martina Becker, M.A. HSG in Law, is Assistant Manager Indirect Tax at KPMG AG Prof. Dr. iur. Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina is Assistant Professor at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Christoph Beat Graber, PhD., is Professor at the University of Zurich Dr. iur. lic. et mag. rer. pol. Tina Huber-Purtschert is Academic Assistant at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Matthias Mahlmann is Professor at the University of Zurich Sophie-Katharina Matjaz, mag. iur., is Academic Assistant at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Matthias Oesch is Professor at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Peter Georg Picht, LL.M., is Professor at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Madeleine Simonek is Professor at the University of Zurich Dr. iur. Goran Studen, LL.M., is Senior Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Andreas Thier, M.A., is Professor at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. iur. Felix Uhlmann is Professor at the University of Zurich

Inhalt
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