TY - BOOK AU - Sharan, Parmatma TI - The constitution of Switzerland PY - 0000///n.d CY - New Delhi : PB - Meenakshi Prakashan, KW - Switzerland -- Constitutional law KW - Constitutions KW - Constitutional law -- Swizerland KW - Constitutional law -- Australia N1 - 1. INTRODUCTION The Land and the People-Constitutional History-Salient Features of the Government. -- 2. THE LEGISLATURE Composition and Organisation-Powers and Functions of the Federal Assembly. -- 3. THE EXECUTIVE How Constituted-Powers and Functions-Special Features of the Federal Council-Relationship between the Legislature and the Executive -- 4. THE JUDICIARY The Federal Tribunal-Contrast between the American and the Swiss Systems-Other Judicial Organs-The Federal Administra- tive Court. -- 5. OTHER ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT The Federal Administration-Distribution of Powers between the Confederation and the Cantons-Contonal and Local Govern- ment-Citizenship and Rights-Direct Legislation or Democracy. -- 6. POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS Characteristics of the Party System-Political Parties-Interest Groups ER -