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Government Resources and International Information: Switzerland

SWITZERLAND

Switzerland: Arts, Culture, Sports and Media

Switzerland: Communications, Data and Information

Federal Office of Communications (The Federal Council,
Government of Switzerland)
Joint Statement on the 2023 U.S.-Swiss Cyber and Digital Dialogue,
June 8, 2023 (U.S. Department of State)
Switzerland: Communications (World Factbook)
Towards a High-bandwidth Society in Switzerland with 5G
and Fibre Optics, April 13, 2022 (The Federal Council, OFCOM)

Switzerland: Economy, Business, Cryptocurrency, Labor, Banking, Industry and Trade

Economic Cooperation and Development (Federal Administration,
Government of Switzerland)
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Federal Council, Government
of Switzerland)
Switzerland: City of Lugano and El Salvador Sign Memorandum
of Understanding on Bitcoin, December 13, 2022 (Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor Update)
Switzerland Gross Domestic Product (The Federal Council, Government
of Switzerland)
Trade in Goods with Switzerland (U.S. Census Bureau,
U.S. International Trade Data)

Switzerland: Education, Literacy and Libraries

The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
(Government of Switzerland)

Switzerland: Environment, Climate, Geology, Energy, Mining, Animals and Natural Disasters

Switzerland: CO2 Act Amendment Rejected by Voters, June 25, 2021
(Global Legal Monitor, Law Library of Congress)
Switzerland: Environment (World Factbook, CIA)
Switzerland: Government Starts Consultation on Climate-Related
Financial Disclosure Ordinance, March 30, 2022, (Law Library of Congress)
Switzerland: Voters in Canton of Bern Approve Constitutional Amendment
Codifying Climate Neutrality by 2050, September 26, 2021 (Law Library of Congress)

Switzerland: Equality, Democracy, Privacy, Civil and Human Rights

Switzerland: Burqa Ban Voted Down, Oct. 1, 2012 (Law Library
of Congress)
Switzerland: Forced Marriage (Law Library of Congress)
Switzerland: Parliament Votes to Allow Same-Sex Marriage,
Jan. 25, 2021 (Law Library of Congress)
Switzerland: Popular Initiative to Hold Businesses Accountable
for Human Rights Abuses or Environmental Harm Abroad Fails, Feb. 10, 2021 (Law Library of Congress)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Department of State)

Switzerland: Government, Elections and Politics

Guide to Law Online: Switzerland (Law Library of Congress)
Parliamentary Procedures Requiring a Supermajority in Selected
Jurisdictions Including Switzerland (Law Library of Congress)
The Federal Council (Government of Switzerland)
Switzerland: Government Starts Consultation on Climate-Related
Financial Disclosure Ordinance, March 30, 2022, (Law Library of Congress)

Switzerland: Health, Disability, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness

Switzerland: Government Ends Almost All COVID-19 Measures,
February 17, 2022 (VOA News)

Switzerland: History, Heritage, Anthropology, Archaeology and Geography

Switzerland Geography (World Factbook, CIA)

Switzerland: Housing and Construction

Housing Policies in the United Kingdom, Switzerland,
and the United States: Lessons Learned (HUD)

Switzerland: International Relations, Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance

Atomic Energy: Nuclear Safety: Arrangement between the United
States of America and Switzerland Signed at Vienna, September 19, 2017, with Addenda and Annex., 2017 (U.S. Department of State)
U.S. Relations With Switzerland, Janaury 4, 2022 (U.S. Department
of State)
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Government of Switzerland)

Switzerland: Judicial System, Courts and Law

Laws Prohibiting Investments in Controversial Weapons:
Switzerland (Law Library of Congress)
Extradition: Treaty between the United States of America and Switzerland
Signed at Washington, November 14, 1990 (U.S. Department of State)

Switzerland: Military, Defense, Security, Intelligence and Terrorism

Switzerland: Military and Security (World Factbook, CIA)
Switzerland’s Leadership of the OSCE: Hearing before the Commission
on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, February 25, 2014.

Switzerland: Population, Census, Immigration, Refugees and Migration

Switzerland: Census, April 1, 2009 (Law Library of Congress)
Switzerland: Government Grants Temporary Protection Status
to Ukrainian Refugees, March 11, 2022 (Global Legal Monitor, Law Library of Congress)

Switzerland:Public Safety, Weapons, Corrections, Law Enforcement and Crime

The Federal Department of Justice and Police (Government of Switzerland)

Switzerland: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics