Legal System
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In matter of conflict and disparity, cantonal law shall take precedence over Federal law.<script...
If a canton fails to comply with its obligations under this Basic Law or...
Laws enacted must be promulgated in the cantonal and/or Federal Official Gazette. Laws, decrees,...
The judicial power shall be vested in judges. At the Federal level, judicial power shall be exercised...
The Federal Constitutional Court shall consist of eight (8) federal judges. Each cantonal Parliament...
The Federation shall establish the five (5) Supreme Federal Courts of Justice: the Federal Constitutional Court, Federal...
Judges shall be independent and subject only to the law. Judges appointed permanently to positions as their...