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Links to Swiss government executive, legislative, and judicial sites; law and political party sites. For a Library of Congress resource on Swiss law, consult the Swiss section of the Guide to Law Online, at the Global Legal Information Network site.
Constitution Finder: Switzerland (http://confinder.richmond.edu/confinder.html)
Select Switzerland from a list of countries. Links to the constitution of Switzerland and the constitutions of the cantons. In multiple languages.
The Federal Assembly/The Swiss Parliament (http://www.parlament.ch/e/Pages/default.aspx)
Includes links to live debates in parliament, profiles of members and councils, press releases, archives, official bulletin, information on Swiss political system, statistics, and constitution. Searchable. In multiple languages.
Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation (http://www.admin.ch/ch/index.en.html)
Information on Switzerland's federal authorities and their functions. Links to the seven government departments and their affiliated federal offices, to the Federal Chancellery, to parliament, and to the federal courts. Also includes press releases and publications, archives, and a glossary. Searchable. In German, French, Italian, and Rumantsch, some English.
Federal Court (http://www.bger.ch)
Contains press releases, history, information on court members, decisions, FAQ, library, and more. Also links to the Swiss Insurance Court. In German, French, and Italian.
Swiss Federal Council (http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/cf/index.html)
News and information on Switzerland's seven-member executive body, with profiles of current and former members, glossary, and photographs.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Switzerland (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-s/switzerland.html)
Online directory of key leaders of Switzerland. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. government agencies, except in cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.
U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007: Switzerland (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100588.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
World Statesmen. Switzerland (http://worldstatesmen.org/Switzerland.html)
Includes lists of leaders, chronology, map, and national anthem.
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