TY  - GEN
T1  - Introduction to Swiss law /
AU  - Dessemontet, François,
AU  - Ansay, Tuğrul,
ET  - Second edition.
CN  - KKW68
N1  - Price : NLG 212.00; Inv.# 164400; Date 14/10/98; Supplier : Nedbook International, Amsterdam; Recd 20/10/98; Table of Contents : 1. Introduction : 1. Overview of Swiss history and political institutions; 2. Sources of law; 3. Divisions of the law (public law and private law); 4. The "rule of law"; 5. Three official languages; 6. Conclusion; 2. The Swiss Federal Constitution : 1. A brief description of the Constitution; 2. History of the Constitution; 3. Modes of revision; 4. General contents of the Constitution; 5. Unwritten rules implied in the Constitution; 6. Measures of control over the application of the Constitution; 7. The Constitution and political reality; 8. Work in progress on a total revision; 3. General remarks on some principles of the cantonal and federal administrative law of Switzerland : 1. Constitutional influences on Swiss administrative law; 2. General principles of Swiss administrative law; 3. The protection of property; 4. Law of persons : 1. General; 2. Natural persons; 3. Legal persons; 5. Familiy law : 1. Introduction; 2. Husband and wife; 3. Parent and child; 4. Guardianship and other protective measures; 6. Law of inheritance : 1. In general; 2. Instestate succession; 3. Testate succession; 4. Transfer of the Estate; 5. Partition of the Estate; 6. Taxation of the Estate; 7. Law of property : 1. In general; 2. Land and chattels; 3. Jus in Rem and personal right; 4. The identity of objects; 5. The transfer of property; 6. Fiduciary rights ('Trusts'); 7. Legal protection of property; 8. Protection of good faith acquisition; 9. Common ownership and partment property; 10. Duties to the neighbour; 11. Property reserved to the seller; 12. Servitudes; 13. Mortgage of land; 14. Pledge of chattels; 15. The land register; 8. Law of contracts : 1. General remarks; 2. System and historical background of legislation; 3. Formation of contracts in general; 4. Formation of contract (consensus; offer and acceptance); 5. Conclusion of contract by a representative (Arts. 32-40); 6. Interpretation; vitiating elements in the consensus; 7. Breach of contract; 8. Assignment and other transfers; 9. Set-Off (Arts. 120-126); 10. Limitations of actions (Art. 127-142); 11. Special types of contracts; 9. Torts : 1. Generally; 2. Conditions of civil liability; 3. Effects of civil liability; 4. Claim for damages; 10. Commercial law, competition law and intellectual property : 1. Corporations and partnerships; 2. Competition law; 3. Patents, trademarks and copyrights; 11. Banking law : 1. Public banking law; 2. Private banking law; 12. Law of taxation : 1. Introduction; 2. Federal direct tax; 3. Federal anticipatory tax; 4. Federal stamp tax; 5. Value added tax; 6. Miscellaneous cantonal taxes; 7. Conventions for the avoidance of double taxation; 13. Labor law, social insurance law and occupational pension plans : 1. Labor law; 2. Social insurance law; 14. Criminal law : 1. Sources of Swiss criminal law; 2. The scope of application of the Penal Code; 3. General rules on crime; 4. Criminal sanctions; 15. Law of criminal procedure : 1. Sources of the Swiss law of criminal procedure; 2. The structure of the judicial system; 3. The parties to criminal proceedings; 4. Governing principles of criminal proceedings; 5. The law of evidence; 6. Coercive measures; 7. The ordinary course of criminal proceedings; 8. Special forms of procedure; 9. Remedies; 16. Law of civil procedure : 1. Source of civil procedure law; 2. Main principles of Swiss civil procedure; 3. Court structure; 4. Persons participating in the administration of justice; 5. Parties; 6. Commencing an action; 7. Evidence; 8. Special procedures; 9. Rendition of judgment; 10. Appeal and other means of redress; 11. Court costs, attorney's fees and legal aid; 12. Enforcement; 13. Arbitration; 17. Private international law : 1. Introduction; 2. Natural person; 3. Property; 4. Contracts, torts and corporations; 5. International arbitration; Bibliography on Swiss law (in English);.
N1  - Oorspr. uitg.: Deventer : Kluwer Law and Taxation, 1981.
N1  - Andere Ausgabe: Introduction to Swiss law.
ID  - 22502
KW  - Intellectual property
KW  - Trademarks
KW  - Trademarks
KW  - Copyright
KW  - Patents
KW  - SWITZERLAND : LAW
KW  - SWISS FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
KW  - LAW AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES : GENERAL TREATIES : SWITZERLAND
KW  - Systemes d'information
KW  - Droit
SN  - 9065448586
TI  - Introduction to Swiss law /
ER  -