Delegation from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court visits the Federal Constitutional Court

Delegation from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court visits the Federal Constitutional Court

Press Release No. 25/2023 of 01 March 2023

A delegation from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, headed by its Vice-President, Dr. François Chaix, visited the Federal Constitutional Court from 26 to 28 February 2023. The guests were received by President Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, Vice-President Prof. Dr. Doris König and other members of the Court. The topics addressed in the working sessions included the discourse on the rule of law in Europe, religious symbols (inter alia in public spaces and at the workplace), the limits placed by constitutional law on political debate, and the principle of transparency in public administration.

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Back row (left to right):

Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Thomas Offenloch, Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Christine Langenfeld, Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Dr. Yvonne Ott, Justice of the Federal Supreme Court Laurent Merz, Justice of the Federal Supreme Court Dr. iur. Marianne Ryter, Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Ines Härtel, Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Heinrich Amadeus Wolff, Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Astrid Wallrabenstein, Secretary General Nicolas Lüscher.

Front row (left to right):

Justice of the Federal Supreme Court Prof. Dr. iur. Julia Hänni, Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Doris König, Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court Dr. iur. François Chaix, President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M. (Yale), Justice of the Federal Supreme Court Beatrice van de Graaf, Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Gabriele Britz.