The course aims to provide a systematic overview of the principles and institutions of Swiss constitutional law with regard to the form of state, the form of government, the system of sources of law and constitutional guarantees.
Course Prerequisites
Knowledge of general elements of comparative public law can be useful.
Teaching Methods
The course takes place in the second semester through a total of 50 lecture hours. The teaching includes lectures on the principles and institutions of Swiss constitutional law and case discussions with the involvement of students. Qualified external guests will intervene on the topics of fiscal federalism, dialogue between courts, and civil rights.
Assessment Methods
The assessment of learning is different for attending and non-attending students. For ATTENDING students, there will be an assessment in itinere (75% of the final grade).a and a final oral test (25% of the final grade). For NON-ATTENDING students, there will be a final oral test on the whole course programme, graded in thirtieths.
Contents
The course programme includes: elements of Swiss constitutional history; the Swiss federal form of state; the organization of power: the people, the Federal Assembly, the Federal Council, and the judiciary; the system of sources of law; constitutional guarantees; rights and freedoms.
