Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland 1090288 209395166 2008-05-01T04:51:15Z 24.211.242.80 /* References */ [[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]] {{Euro-law-stub}} [[de:Bundesgericht (Schweiz)]] [[fr:Tribunal fédéral (Suisse)]] [[it:Tribunale federale svizzero]] [[ru:Швейцарский Верховный суд]]