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The First Geneva Convention (1864). Geneva is the city that hosts the highest number of international organisations in the world. [1]Article 54 of the Swiss Constitution of 1999 declares the safeguarding of Switzerland's independence and welfare as the principal objective of Swiss foreign policy.
The mission of the FDFA is to safeguard Switzerland's interests abroad and its relations with other countries, as stipulated in Art. 54, para. 1 of the Swiss Federal Constitution. [1] The subsequent paragraph further outlines the parameters by which Swiss foreign policy is to be conducted:
In 1972 a group of historians took the initiative to publish documents for the study of Swiss foreign policy and of the international relations of Switzerland. Fifteen volumes covering the period from 1848 until 1945 were subsequently published between 1979 and 1997.
The general provisions contained in Title 1 (articles 1–6) define the characteristic traits of the Swiss state on all of its three levels of authority: federal, cantonal and municipal. They contain an enumeration of the constituent cantons, affirm cantonal sovereignty within the bounds of the Constitution and list the national languages ...
SR 412.106 – Swiss Federal University for Vocation Educations and Training Act 2020 2021 Governs the Swiss Federal University for Vocation Educations and Training (SFUVET) 41 Schools EHB-Gesetz Loi sur la HEFP Legge sulla SUFFP SR 416.2 – Federal Act concerning the granting of scholarships to foreign students and artists in Switzerland 1987 ...
Swiss citizenship, residence permits, and work authorizations are governed by federal acts such as the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (FNIA) (German: Ausländer- und Integrationsgesetz), which details the conditions for entry, residence, and family reunification.
In the context of Swiss foreign policy, the period between the two world wars is occasionally designated as the "Motta Era", a reference to Federal Councillor Giuseppe Motta, who served as the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (then designated as the "Political Department") from 1920 until his demise in 1940. [35]
The beginnings of Swiss neutrality can be dated back to the defeat of the Old Swiss Confederacy at the Battle of Marignano in September 1515 [12] or the peace treaty the Swiss Confederacy signed with France on November 12, 1516. [13]: 241 Prior to this, the Swiss Confederacy had an expansionist foreign policy. [12]