Switzerland

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Background

Switzerland is a small, mountainous country with approximately nine million inhabitants. Switzerland is traditionally neutral. As a result, it is not a members of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Nations (UN), or NATO. Switzerland maintains a federal system with 26 cantons. Criminal law varies from canton to canton and lawyers must receive license from each canton in which they wish to practice. The capital is Berne.

Defendants' Rights

Post-Conviction

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QUICK FACTS

• 2010 Prison Population: 6,181