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Derivedfromtherenownedmulti-volumeInternationalEncyclopaediaofLaws,thisveryusefulanalysisofconstitutionallawinSwitzerlandprovidesessentialinformationonthecountry'ssourcesofconstitutionallaw,itsformofgovernment,anditsadministrativestructure.Lawyerswhohandletransnationalmatterswillappreciatetheclarificationsofparticularterminologyanditsapplication.Throughoutthebook,thetreatmentemphasizesthespecificpointsatwhichconstitutionallawaffectstheinterpretationoflegalrulesandprocedure.Thoroughcoveragebyalocalexpertfullydescribesthepoliticalsystem,thehistoricalbackground,theroleoftreaties,legislation,jurisprudence,andadministrativeregulations.Thediscussionoftheformandstructureofgovernmentoutlinesitslegalstatus,thejurisdictionandworkingsofthecentralstateorgans,thesubdivisionsofthestate,itsdecentralizedauthorities,andconceptsofcitizenship.Specialissuesincludethelegalpositionofaliens,foreignrelations,taxingandspendingpowers,emergencylaws,thepowerofthemilitary,andtheconstitutionalrelationshipbetweenchurchandstate.Detailsarepresentedinsuchawaythatreaderswhoareunfamiliarwithspecifictermsandconceptsinvaryingcontextswillfullygrasptheirmeaningandsignificance.Itssuccinctyetscholarlynature,aswellasthepracticalqualityoftheinformationitprovides,makethisbookavaluabletime-savingtoolforbothpractisingandacademicjurists.LawyersrepresentingpartieswithinterestsinSwitzerlandwillwelcomethisguide,andacademicsandresearcherswillappreciateitsvalueinthestudyofcomparativeconstitutionallaw.