Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
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[[Image:VD-04-2.jpg|thumb|Supreme Court building in Lausanne]]
The '''Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland''' ({{lang-de|Bundesgericht}}; {{lang-fr|Tribunal fédéral}}; {{lang-it|Tribunale federale}}; {{lang-rm|Tribunal federal}}) is the [[supreme court]] of [[Switzerland]]. It is located in [[Lausanne]].
According to the [[Constitution of Switzerland]], the court has jurisdiction over violations of:
*federal law;
*public [[international law]];
*[[cantons of Switzerland|intercantonal]] law;
*cantonal constitutional rights;
*autonomy of municipalities, and other guarantees granted by the Cantons to public corporate bodies; and
*federal and cantonal provisions and political rights.
Because of an emphasis on [[direct democracy]] through [[referendum]], the Constitution precludes the court from reviewing acts of the [[Politics of Switzerland#Legislative branch|Federal Parliament]], unless such review is specifically provided for by statute.
== Current and former judges ==
{{main|List of judges of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland}}
*[[Arthur Aeschlimann]], President 2007-2008
*[[Giusep Nay]] (born 1942), President 2005-2006, 1988-2006.
*[[Bernard Corboz]] (born 1948), Vice-President 2005-2006, elected 1990.
==See also==
*[[Bundesgerichtshof]]: the Federal Court of Justice of [[Germany]] (supreme-court equivalent)
== References ==
*{{HDS|9631|Federal Supreme Court}}
==External links==
*[http://www.bger.ch/ Official website] {{fr icon}} {{de icon}} {{it icon}}
[[Category:National supreme courts|Switzerland]]
[[Category:Federal courts of Switzerland|Supreme Court]]
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