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Current information from the Federal Administration. All press releases from the Federal Administration, the departments and offices.

Dr Vera Naegeli and Marie-Cristine Kaptan discuss the evolving ESG legal field in Switzerland and how companies can abide by the new regulations. Overview

Current information from the Federal Administration. All press releases from the Federal Administration, the departments and offices.

Sonko is the highest-ranking official under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, to stand trial for widespread rights abuses.

In light of UK broadcaster Esther Rantzen’s revelation that she has considered assisted dying, we look at the policies of other countries

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has opened an investigation into whether the militant group Hamas received financing from Switzerland.

Since 2018, Swiss courts have become regular sites of criminal trials against climate activists who engage in various forms of non-violent protest to obtain effective climate action from their government and raise public awareness. Since the autumn of 2018, we have recorded approximately 30 non-violent forms of climate protest and civil disobedience across Switzerland, leading to at least 200 trials in Swiss criminal courts. In this contribution, we highlight three themes that have emerged in th...

Current information from the Federal Administration. All press releases from the Federal Administration, the departments and offices.

Yuri Garavsky has confessed to being involved in the kidnapping of political opponents of Belarus' leader in 1999. They were later murdered. He now is on trial in Switzerland and the verdict is expected on Thursday.