FC
Federal Constitution
SR 101
200 / 233 Articles with commentary
- Preamble
- Preamble
- 1. Title General Provisions
- Art. 1 The Swiss Confederation
- Art. 2 Aims
- Art. 3 Cantons
- Art. 4 National languages
- Art. 5 Rule of law
- Art. 5a Subsidiarity
- Art. 6 Individual and collective responsibility
- 2. Title Fundamental Rights, Citizenship and Social Goals
- 1. Chapter Fundamental Rights
- Art. 7 Human dignity
- Art. 8 Equality before the law
- Art. 9 Protection against arbitrary conduct and principle of good faith
- Art. 10 Right to life and to personal freedom
- Art. 10a Ban on covering the face
- Art. 11 Protection of children and young people
- Art. 12 Right to assistance when in need
- Art. 13 Right to privacy
- Art. 14 Right to marry and to have a family
- Art. 15 Freedom of religion and conscience
- Art. 16 Freedom of expression and of information
- Art. 17 Freedom of the media
- Art. 18 Freedom to use any language
- Art. 19 Right to basic education
- Art. 20 Academic freedom
- Art. 21 Freedom of artistic expression
- Art. 22 Freedom of assembly
- Art. 23 Freedom of association
- Art. 24 Freedom of domicile
- Art. 25 Protection against expulsion, extradition and deportation
- Art. 26 Guarantee of ownership
- Art. 27 Economic freedom
- Art. 28 Right to form professional associations
- Art. 29 General procedural guarantees
- Art. 29a Guarantee of access to the courts
- Art. 30 Judicial proceedings
- Art. 31 Deprivation of liberty
- Art. 32 Criminal proceedings
- Art. 33 Right of petition
- Art. 34 Political rights
- Art. 35 Upholding of fundamental rights
- Art. 36 Restrictions on fundamental rights
- 2. Chapter Citizenship and Political Rights
- Art. 37 Citizenship
- Art. 38 Acquisition and deprivation of citizenship
- Art. 39 Exercise of political rights
- Art. 40 The Swiss abroad
- 3. Chapter Social Goals
- Art. 41 Social goals
- 1. Chapter Relations between the Confederation and the Cantons
- 3. Title Confederation, Cantons and Communes
- 1. Section Duties of the Confederation and the Cantons
- Art. 42 Duties of the Confederation
- Art. 43 Duties of the Cantons
- Art. 43a Principles for the allocation and performance of state tasks
- 2. Section Cooperation between the Confederation and the Cantons
- Art. 44 Principles
- Art. 45 Participation in federal decision-making
- Art. 46 Implementation of federal law
- Art. 47 Autonomy of the Cantons
- Art. 48 Intercantonal agreements
- Art. 48a Declaration of general applicability and requirement to participate
- Art. 49 Precedence of and compliance with federal law
- Art. 50 Communes
- Art. 51 Cantonal constitutions
- Art. 52 Constitutional order
- Art. 53 Number and territory of the Cantons
- 2. Chapter Powers
- 1. Section Foreign Relations and Internal Security
- Art. 54 Foreign relations
- Art. 55 Participation of the Cantons in foreign policy decisions
- Art. 56 Relations between the Cantons and foreign states
- Art. 57 Security
- Art. 58 Armed forces
- Art. 59 Military service and alternative service
- Art. 60 Armed forces organisation, training and equipment
- 2. Section Education, Research and Culture
- Art. 61 Civil defence
- 2. Section Education, Research and Culture
- Art. 61a Swiss Education Area
- Art. 62 School education
- Art. 63 Vocational and professional education and training
- Art. 63a Higher education institutions
- Art. 64 Research
- Art. 64a Continuing education and training
- Art. 65 Statistics
- Art. 66 Education grants
- Art. 67 Encouragement of children and young people
- Art. 67a Musical education
- Art. 68 Sport
- Art. 69 Culture
- Art. 70 Languages
- Art. 71 Cinema
- Art. 72 Church and state
- 3. Section Environment and Spatial Planning
- Art. 73 Sustainable development
- Art. 74 Protection of the environment
- Art. 75 Spatial planning
- Art. 75a National survey
- Art. 75b Second homes
- Art. 76 Water
- Art. 77 Forests
- Art. 78 Protection of natural and cultural heritage
- Art. 79 Fishing and hunting
- Art. 80 Protection of animals
- 4. Section Public Construction Works and Transport
- Art. 81 Public Construction Works
- 4. Section Public Construction Works and Transport
- Art. 81a Public transport
- Art. 82 Road transport
- Art. 83 Road infrastructure
- Art. 84 Alpine transit traffic
- Art. 85 Heavy vehicle charge
- Art. 85a Charge for using national highways
- Art. 86 Use of charges for tasks and costs in connection with road transport
- Art. 87 Railways and other modes of transport
- Art. 87a Railway infrastructure
- Art. 87b Use of charges for tasks and costs in connection with air traffic
- Art. 88 Footpaths, hiking trails and cycle paths
- 5. Section Energy and Communications
- Art. 89 Energy policy
- Art. 90 Nuclear energy
- Art. 91 Transport of energy
- Art. 92 Postal and telecommunications services
- Art. 93 Radio and television
- 6. Section The Economy
- Art. 94 Principles of the economic system
- Art. 95 Professional activities in the private sector
- Art. 96 Competition policy
- Art. 97 Consumer protection
- Art. 98 Banks and insurance companies
- Art. 99 Monetary policy
- Art. 100 Economic policy
- Art. 101 Foreign economic policy
- Art. 102 National economic supply
- Art. 103 Structural policy
- Art. 104 Agriculture
- Art. 104a Food security
- Art. 105 Alcohol
- Art. 106 Gambling
- Art. 107 Weapons and war material
- 7. Section Housing, Employment, Social Security and Health
- Art. 108 Construction of housing and home ownership
- Art. 109 Landlord and tenant
- Art. 110 Employment
- Art. 111 Old-age, survivors' and invalidity pension provision
- Art. 112 Old-Age, Survivors' and Invalidity Insurance
- Art. 112a Supplementary benefits
- Art. 112b Promoting the rehabilitation of people eligible for invalidity benefits
- Art. 112c Aid for elderly people and people with disabilities
- Art. 113 Occupational pension scheme
- Art. 114 Unemployment insurance
- Art. 115 Support for persons in need
- Art. 116 Child allowances and maternity insurance
- Art. 117 Health and accident insurance
- Art. 117a Primary medical care
- Art. 117b Nursing care
- Art. 118 Health protection
- Art. 118a Complementary medicine
- Art. 118b Research on human beings
- Art. 119 Reproductive medicine and gene technology involving human beings
- Art. 119a Transplant medicine
- Art. 120 Non-human gene technology
- 8. Section Residence and Permanent Settlement of Foreign Nationals
- Art. 121 Legislation on foreign nationals and asylum
- 8. Section Residence and Permanent Settlement of Foreign Nationals
- Art. 121a Control of immigration
- 9. Section Civil Law, Criminal Law, Weights and Measures
- Art. 122 Civil law
- Art. 123 Criminal law
- Art. 123a Life imprisonment for dangerous sexual or violent offenders
- Art. 123b No time limit for the right to prosecute or impose penalties for sexual or pornography offences involving prepubescent children
- Art. 123c Measure relating to sexual offences involving children or persons who are incapable of judgement or resistance
- Art. 124 Victim support
- Art. 125 Weights and measures
- 10. Section Finance
- 3. Chapter Financial System
- Art. 126 Financial management
- Art. 127 Principles of taxation
- Art. 128 Direct taxes
- Art. 129 Tax harmonisation
- Art. 129a Special taxation of large corporate groups
- Art. 130 Value added tax
- Art. 131 Special consumption taxes
- Art. 132 Stamp duty and withholding tax
- Art. 133 Customs duties
- Art. 134 Exclusion of cantonal and communal taxation
- Art. 135 Equalisation of financial resources and burdens
- 4. Title The People and the Cantons
- 1. Chapter General Provisions
- Art. 136 Political rights
- Art. 137 Political parties
- 2. Chapter Initiative and Referendum
- Art. 138 Popular initiative requesting the total revision of the Federal Constitution
- Art. 139 Popular initiative requesting a partial revision of the Federal Constitution in specific terms
- Art. 139a General popular initiative (repealed)
- Art. 139b Procedure applicable to an initiative and counter-proposal
- Art. 140 Mandatory referendum
- Art. 141 Optional referendum
- Art. 141a Implementation of international treaties
- Art. 142 Required majorities
- 5. Title Federal Authorities
- 1. Chapter General Provisions
- Art. 143 Eligibility for election
- Art. 144 Incompatibility
- Art. 145 Term of office
- Art. 146 State liability
- Art. 147 Consultation procedure
- 2. Chapter Federal Assembly
- 1. Section Organisation
- Art. 148 Status
- Art. 149 Composition and election of the National Council
- Art. 150 Composition and election of the Council of States
- Art. 151 Sessions
- Art. 152 Presidency
- Art. 153 Parliamentary committees
- Art. 154 Parliamentary groups
- Art. 155 Parliamentary Services
- 2. Section Procedure
- Art. 156 Separate proceedings
- Art. 157 Joint proceedings
- Art. 158 Public meetings
- Art. 159 Quorum and required majority
- Art. 160 Right to submit initiatives and motions
- Art. 161 Prohibition of voting instructions
- Art. 162 Immunity
- 3. Section Powers
- Art. 163 Form of Federal Assembly enactments
- Art. 164 Legislation
- Art. 165 Emergency legislation
- Art. 166 Foreign relations and international treaties
- Art. 167 Finance
- Art. 168 Appointments
- Art. 169 Oversight
- Art. 170 Evaluation of effectiveness
- Art. 171 Tasks of the Federal Council
- Art. 172 Relations between the Confederation and the Cantons
- Art. 173 Further duties and powers
- 3. Chapter Federal Council and Federal Administration
- Art. 174 Federal Council
- Art. 175 Composition and election
- Art. 176 Presidency
- Art. 177 Principle of collegiality and allocation to departments
- Art. 178 Federal Administration
- Art. 179 Federal Chancellery
- Art. 180 Government policy
- Art. 181 Right to initiate legislation
- Art. 182 Law-making and implementation of legislation
- Art. 183 Finances
- Art. 184 Foreign relations
- Art. 185 External and internal security
- Art. 186 Relations between the Confederation and the Cantons
- Art. 187 Further duties and powers
- 4. Chapter Federal Supreme Court and other Judicial Authorities
- Art. 188 Status
- Art. 189 Jurisdiction of the Federal Supreme Court
- Art. 190 Applicable law
- Art. 191 Access to the Federal Supreme Court
- Art. 191a Other federal judicial authorities
- Art. 191b Cantonal judicial authorities
- Art. 191c Independence of the judiciary
- 6. Title Revision of the Federal Constitution and Transitional Provisions
- 1. Chapter Revision
- Art. 192 Principle
- Art. 193 Total revision
- Art. 194 Partial revision
- Art. 195 Commencement
- 2. Chapter Transitional Provisions
- Art. 196 Übergangsbestimmungen gemäss Bundesbeschluss vom 18. Dezember 1998 über eine neue Bundesverfassung
- Art. 197 Übergangsbestimmungen nach Annahme der Bundesverfassung vom 18. April