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Constitution
Preamble
Title 1 General Provisions
Article 1 Swiss Federation
Article 2 Purpose
Article 3 Cantons
Article 4 National Languages
Article 5 Rule of Law
Article 5a Rule of Subsidiarity
Article 6 Individual and Social Responsibility
Title 2 Basic, Civil, and Social Rights
Chapter 1 Basic Rights
Article 7 Human Dignity
Article 8 Equality
Article 9 Protection Against Arbitrariness and Preservation of Good Faith
Article 10 Right to Life and Personal Freedom
Article 11 Protection of Children and Adolescents
Article 12 Right to Aid in Distress
Article 13 Protection of Privacy
Article 14 Right to Marriage and Family
Article 15 Freedom of Faith and Conscience
Article 16 Freedom of Opinion and Information
Article 17 Freedom of the Media
Article 18 Freedom of Language
Article 19 Right to Primary Education
Article 20 Freedom of Science
Article 21 Freedom of Art
Article 22 Freedom of Assembly
Article 23 Freedom of Association
Article 24 Freedom of Domicile
Article 25 Protection Against Expulsion, Extradition, and Removal by Force
Article 26 Guarantee to property
Article 27 Economic Freedom
Article 28 Freedom to Unionize
Article 29 General Procedural Guarantees
Article 29a Guarantee of Legal Proceedings
Article 30 Judicial Proceedings
Article 31 Habeas Corpus
Article 32 Criminal procedure
Article 33 Right of Petition
Article 34 Political Rights
Article 35 Realization of Fundamental Rights
Article 36 Limitations of Fundamental Rights
Chapter 2 Citizenship and Political Rights
Article 37 Citizenships
Article 38 Acquisition and Loss of Citizenship
Article 39 Exercise of Political Rights
Article 40 Swiss citizens domiciled abroad
Chapter 3 Social Goals
Article 41 [General Provisions]
Title 3 Federation, Cantons, and Local communities
Chapter 1 Relationship between the Federation and the Cantons
Section 1 Tasks of the Federation and the Cantons
Article 42 Tasks of the Federation
Article 43 Tasks of the Cantons
Art. 43a Principles for the Allocation and Fulfilment of State Functions
Section 2 Cooperation between the Federation and the Cantons
Article 44 Principles
Article 45 Participation in Federal Decision Making
Article 46 Implementation of Federal Law
Article 47 Autonomy of the Cantons
Article 48 Intercantonal Treaties
Article 48a Intercantonal Standardization and Duty to Participate
Article 49 Supremacy of and Respect for Federal Law
Section 3 Local Communities
Article 50 [General Provisions]
Section 4 Federal Guarantees
Article 51 Cantonal Constitutions
Article 52 Constitutional Order
Article 53 Existence and Territory of the Cantons
Chapter 2 Competencies
Section 1 Relationships With Other Countries
Article 54 Foreign Relations
Article 55 Participation of the Cantons in Decisions of Foreign Policy
Article 56 Relations between the Cantons and Foreign Countries
Section 2 Security, National and Civil Defense
Article 57 Security
Article 58 Army
Article 59 Military and Alternative Service
Article 60 Organisation, Instruction, and Equipment of the Army
Article 61 Civil defence
Section 3 Education, Research, and Culture
Article 61a Swiss Educational Area
Article 62 Education
Article 63 Professional Education
Article 63a Universities
Article 64 Research
Article 64a Continuous Education and Training
Article 65 Statistics
Article 66 Support of Education
Article 67 Education of Young People and Adults
Article 68 Sport
Article 69 Culture
Article 70 Languages
Article 71 Film
Article 72 Church and State
Section 4 Environment and Zoning
Article 73 Sustainable Development
Article 74 Protection of the Environment
Article 75 Zoning
Art. 75a Land Survey
Article 76 Water
Article 77 Forests
Article 78 Nature and Cultural Heritage
Article 79 Fishery and Hunting
Article 80 Animal Protection
Section 5 Public Works and Transportation
Article 81 Public Works
Article 82 Road Traffic
Article 83 National Highways
Article 84 Alpine Transit
Article 85 Charge on Heavy Goods Traffic
Article 86 Motor Fuels Consumption Tax and other Traffic Charges
Article 87 Rail Traffic and further Means of Traffic
Article 88 Footpaths and Hiking Trails
Section 6 Energy and Communication
Article 89 Energy Policy
Article 90 Nuclear Energy
Article 91 Transportation of Energy
Article 92 Postal and Telecommunication Services
Article 93 Radio and Television
Section 7 Economy
Article 94 Principles of Economic Order
Article 95 Private Economic Activity
Article 96 Competition Policy
Article 97 Consumer Protection
Article 98 Banking and Insurance
Article 99 Monetary Policy
Article 100 Policy on Economic Development
Article 101 Foreign Trade
Article 102 Supply of Essential Goods and Services
Article 103 Structural Policy
Article 104 Agriculture
Article 105 Alcohol
Article 106 Gambling
Article 107 Weapons and Military Material
Section 8 Housing, Work, Social Security and Health
Article 108 Promotion of Construction and Ownership of Housing
Article 109 Landlord and Tenant
Article 110 Labor
Article 111 Social Security for the Elderly, Survivors, and Disabled Persons
Article 112 Old age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance
Art. 112a Supplementary Benefits
Art. 112b Support for the Rehabilitation of Invalids
Art. 112c Help for the Elderly and Disabled
Article 113 Employee Pension Plans
Article 114 Unemployment Insurance
Article 115 Assistance to Needy Persons
Article 116 Family Allocations and Maternity Insurance
Article 117 Health and Accident Insurance
Article 118 Protection of Health
Art. 118a Complementary Medicine
Art. 118b Research on Humans
Article 119 Medical Assistance to Procreation and Gene Technology in the Human Field
Article 119a Transplantation Medicine
Article 120 Gene Technology in the Non-Human Field
Section 9 Residence and Domicile of Foreigners
Article 121 General Provisions
Section 10 Civil and Criminal Law, Weights and Measures
Article 122 Civil Law
Article 123 Criminal Law
Article 123a [Correctional Measures for Particularly Dangerous Criminals]
Art. 123b No Statute of Limitation on the Prosecution or Punishment of Sexual or Pornographic Offences Involving Prepubescent Children
Article 124 Aid to Victims of Criminal Acts
Article 125 Weights and Measures
Chapter 3 Finances
Article 126 Budget
Article 127 Principles of Taxation
Article 128 Direct Taxes
Article 129 Harmonization of Taxes
Article 130 Value Added Tax
Article 131 Special Consumption Taxes
Article 132 Stamp Tax and Withholding Taxes
Article 133 Customs Duties
Article 134 Exclusion of Cantonal and Municipal Taxation
Article 135 Equalization of Financial Resources and Burdens
Title 4 People and Cantons
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 136 Political Rights
Article 137 Political Parties
Chapter 2 Initiative and Referendum
Article 138 Popular Initiative for Total Revision of the Constitution
Article 139 Formulated Popular Initiative for Partial Revision of the Constitution
Article 139a { abolished }
Article 139b Procedure for Inititive With Counterproposal
Article 140 Mandatory Referendum
Article 141 Optional Referendum
Article 141a Implementation of International Treaties
Article 142 Required Majorities
Title 5 Federal Authorities
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 143 Eligibility
Article 144 Incompatibilities
Article 145 Term of Office
Article 146 Answerability of the State
Article 147 Hearings and Consultations
Chapter 2 Federal Parliament
Section 1 Organisation
Article 148 Status
Article 149 Composition and Election of the House of Representatives
Article 150 Composition and Election of the Senate
Article 151 Session Periods
Article 152 Presidency
Article 153 Parliamentary Commissions
Article 154 Parliamentary Groups
Article 155 Parliamentary Services
Section 2 Procedure
Article 156 Separate Deliberation
Article 157 Joint Deliberation
Article 158 Meetings to be Public
Article 159 Quorum and Majority
Article 160 Right to Initiatives and Motions
Article 161 Prohibition of Instructed Mandates
Article 162 Immunity
Section 3 Powers
Article 163 Form of Laws and Decrees by the Federal Parliament
Article 164 Legislation
Article 165 Urgent Legislation
Article 166 Foreign Relations and International Treaties
Article 167 Finances
Article 168 Elections
Article 169 Supervision
Article 170 Evaluation of Efficacy
Article 171 Mandates to the Federal Government
Article 172 Relations between the Federation and the Cantons
Article 173 Further Tasks and Powers
Chapter 3 Federal Government and Federal Administration
Section 1 Organisation and Procedure
Article 174 Federal Government
Article 175 Composition and Election
Article 176 Presidency
Article 177 Principle of Collective Authority and Division into Departments
Article 178 Federal Administration
Article 179 Federal Chancery
Section 2 Powers
Article 180 Government Policy
Article 181 Initiative
Article 182 Legislation and Implementation
Article 183 Finances
Article 184 Foreign Relations
Article 185 External and Inner Security
Article 186 Relations between the Federation and the Cantons
Article 187 Further Tasks and Powers
Chapter 4 Federal Court and other Judicial Authorities
Article 188 Position of the Federal Court
Article 189 Jurisdiction of the Federal Court
Article 190 Relevant Law
Article 191 Access to the Federal Court
Article 191a Further Judicial Authorities of the Federation
Article 191b Judicial Authorities of the Cantons
Article 191c Judicial Independence
Title 6 Revision of the Federal Constitution and Temporal Provisions
Chapter 1 Revision
Article 192 General Principle
Article 193 Total Revision
Article 194 Partial Revision
Article 195 Entry into Force
Chapter 2 Transitory Provisions
Article 196 Transitory Provisions According to the Federal Act of 18 Dec 1998 Regarding a New Constitution
Article 197 Transitory Provisions Following the Adoption of the Constitution of 18 April 1999
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