With the introduction of the Assessment Year in English since the Autumn Semester 2013, the course offers the following main lecture topics:
German-language track:
- Introduction to (Federal) Constitutional Law
- Constitutional Principles (nation-state, federal state, democracy, constitutional, productive state, economic state principle)
- Democracy / Political Rights (People's Rights)
- Swiss Political System / Organisation of Powers
- Constitutional State (Judiciary / Legislative Process)
- Fundamental Rights
English-language track:
Introduction to Constitutional Law
- Legal sources and interpretation of Constitutional Law
- Constitutional Principles (principle of legality, federal principle, the principle of democracy, social justice)
- Swiss system of government and organization of the authorities
- Fundamental Rights
- Constitutional Justice
Introduction to Public International Law
- Legal sources and Subjects of Public International Law
- Law of the United Nations
- International Human Rights Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Economic Law
- International Settlements of Disputes