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);. Oorspr. uitg.: Deventer : Kluwer Law and Taxation, 1981. Andere Ausgabe: Introduction to Swiss law.
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1. Introduction 2. The Swiss Federal Constitution 3. General Remarks on Some Principles of the Cantonal and Federal Administrative Law of Switzerland 4. Law of Persons 5. Family Law 6. Law of Inheritance 7. Law of Property 8. Law of Contracts 9. Torts 10. Commercial Law, Competition Law and Intellectual Property 11. Banking Law 12. Law of Taxation 13. Labor Law, Social Insurance Law and Occupational Pension Plans 14. Criminal Law 15. Law of Criminal Procedure 16. Law of Civil Procedure 17. Private International Law Bibliography on Swiss Law (in English).