Switzerland is not only one of the oldest democracies in the world but also anenduring model of peaceful multiethnic policy characterized by a Constitutionthat ... » 

Switzerland is not only one of the oldest democracies in the world but also anenduring model of peaceful multiethnic policy characterized by a Constitutionthat is constant flux. The new Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederationtook effect on January 1 2000 and it is with the intention of staying abreastof the constitutional changes and of the case law of the Federal Court that theauthors have prepared the current volume. A general introduction of theconstitutional history and the foundations of the Swiss political system arefollowed by the following issues Sources of Swiss Constitutional Law Organisational Design of the Swiss Confederation Federalism in General and the Position of the Cantons and the Municipalitiesin the Swiss Confederation Citizenship Fundamental Rights and Liberties and their Judicial ProtectionProtection of Minorities Judicial Control of Administrative Action Treaty and Foreign Affairs Powers Taxing and Spending Powers t Relationshipbetween the State and the Church. «