Table
of Contents / Summary
Federal Decree on a new Federal Constitution of
December 18, 1998
Federal Constitution of the Swiss
Confederation
Art. 6 Individual and Social
Responsibility
Title 2: Fundamental Rights, Civil Rights and
Social Goals
Art. 8 Equality before the
Law
Art. 9 Protection against Arbitrariness and
Principle of Good Faith
Art. 10 Right to Live and Personal
Freedom
Art. 11 Protection of Children and Young
People
Art. 12 Right to Aid in
Distress
Art. 14 Right to Marriage and
Family
Art. 15 Freedom of Religion and
Philosophy
Art. 16 Freedom of Opinion and
Information
Art. 19 Right to Primary
Education
Art. 23 Freedom of
Association
Art. 25 Protection against expulsion,
extradition, and removal by force
Art. 29 General Procedural
Guarantees
Art. 29a Guarantee of Legal
Proceedings
Art. 35 Realization of Fundamental
Rights
Art. 36 Limitations of Fundamental
Rights
Chapter 2: Citizenship and Political
Rights
Art. 38 Acquisition and Loss of
Citizenship
Art. 39 Exercise of Political
Rights
Art. 40 Swiss citizens domiciled
abroad
Title 3: Confederation, Cantons, and
Municipalities
Chapter 1: Relationship between the Confederation and
the Cantons
Section 1: Tasks of the Confederation and the
Cantons
Art. 42 Tasks of the
Confederation
Section 2: Cooperation between the
Confederation and the Cantons
Art. 45 Participation in Federal Decision
Making
Art. 46 Implementation of Federal
Law
Art. 47 Autonomy of the
Cantons
Art. 48 Intercantonal
Treaties
Art. 49 Supremacy of and Respect for Federal
Law
Art. 51 Cantonal
Constitutions
Art. 53 Existence and Territory of the
Cantons
Section 1: Relations with foreign
countries
Art. 55 Participation of the Cantons in
Decisions of Foreign Policy
Art. 56 Relations between the Cantons and
Foreign Countries
Art. 59 Military and Alternative
Service
Art. 60 Organisation, Instruction, and
Equipment of the Army
Section 3: Education, Research, and
Culture
Art. 63 Professional Education and
Universities
Art. 67 Education of Young People and
Adults
Section 4: Environment and
Zoning
Art. 73 Sustainable
Development
Art. 74 Protection of the
Environment
Section 5: Public Works and
Transportation
Art. 85 Charge on Heavy Goods
Traffic
Art. 86 Motor Fuels Consumption Tax and other
Traffic Charges
Art. 87 Rail Traffic and further Means of
Traffic
Art. 88 Footpaths and Hiking
Trails
Section 6: Energy and
Communication
Art. 91 Transportation of
Energy
Art. 92 Postal and Telecommunication
Services
Art. 94 Principles of Economic
Order
Art. 95 Private Economic
Activity
Art. 100 Policy on Economic
Development
Art. 102 Supply of Essential Goods and
Services
Art. 107 Weapons and Military
Material
Section 8: Housing, Work, Social Security and
Health
Art. 108 Promotion of Construction and
Ownership of Housing
Art. 112 Old age, Survivors' and Disability
Insurance
Art. 113 Employee Pension
Plans
Art. 114 Unemployment
Insurance
Art. 115 Assistance to Needy
Persons
Art. 116 Family Allocations and Maternity
Insurance
Art. 117 Health and Accident
Insurance
Art. 119 Medical Assistance to Procreation and
Gene Technology in the Human Field
Art. 120 Gene Technology in the Non-Human
Field
Section 9: Residence and Domicile of
Foreigners
Section 10: Civil and Criminal Law, Weights and
Measures
Art. 124 Aid to Victims of Criminal
Acts
Art. 127 Principles of
Taxation
Art. 129 Harmonization of
Taxes
Art. 131 Special Consumption
Taxes
Art. 132 Stamp and Withholding
Taxes
Art. 134 Exclusion of Cantonal and Municipal
Taxation
Art. 135 Financial
Equalization
Chapter 2: Initiative and
Referendum
Art. 138 Popular Initiative for Total Revision
of the Federal Constitution
Art. 139 Popular Initiative for Partial
Revision of the Federal Constitution
Art. 146 Answerability of the
State
Art. 147 Hearings and
Consultations
Art. 149 Composition and Election of the House
of Representatives
Art. 150 Composition and Election of the
Senate
Art. 153 Parliamentary
Commissions
Art. 155 Parliamentary
Services
Art. 156 Separate
Deliberation
Art. 158 Meetings to be
Public
Art. 160 Right to Initiatives and
Motions
Art. 161 Prohibition of Instructed
Mandates
Art. 163 Form of Laws and Decrees by the
Federal Parliament
Art. 166 Foreign Relations and International
Treaties
Art. 170 Evaluation of
Efficacy
Art. 171 Mandates to the Federal
Government
Art. 172 Relations between the Confederation
and the Cantons
Art. 173 Further Tasks and
Powers
Chapter 3: Federal Government and Federal
Administration
Section 1: Organisation and
Procedure
Art. 175 Composition and
Election
Art. 177 Principle of Collective Authority and
Division into Departments