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Revision as of 23:09, 1 March 2011
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.
Type of System
Sources of Defendants' Rights
Defendants' Rights
Pre-Trial
Under Article 158 of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure the results of an interrogation are in admissible unless the defendant has been given a warning similar to the Miranda warning that is used in the United States:
- he/she is the subject of a criminal investigation for some specific infractions,
- he/she has the right to remain silent and to not cooperate with police,
- he/she has the right to legal representation by a private or state-funded attorney, and
- he/she has the right to request the services of an interpreter.[1]
Trial
Post-Conviction
Capital punishment was abolished in 1942.[2]
See Criminal Justice Systems Around the World
QUICK FACTS
- 2010 Prison Population: 6,181
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