This article throws light upon the two methods of amendment of the Swiss constitution. The two methods are: 1. Process of Total Revision of the Constitution 2. Process of Partial Revision or Amendment of the Constitution. Method # 1. Process of Total Revision of the Constitution: A total revision of the constitution means the adoption of a new or totally [...]
This article throws light upon the twenty-one salient features of the Swiss constitution after its revision in 1999. Some of the features are: 1. The Preamble 2. A Written, Enacted and Adopted Constitution 3. A Rigid Constitution 4. Bill of Rights 5. Social Goals 6. Purpose of the State 7. Democratic Republican Constitution 8. Direct Democracy and Others. Feature # [...]
This article throws light upon the six stages involved in the evolution of constitutionalism in Switzerland. Some of the stages are: 1. From the Earliest times to 1291 2. From 1291 to the French Revolution 3. From the Period of the French Revolution to Sonderbund War (1847) 4. The Period of the First Written Constitution (1848-74) and Others. Stage # [...]