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A general age restriction for candidates applying to an educational leadership program for music teachers offered by the Swiss Federal Government violates the constitutional principle of non-discrimination.

Switzerland violated the right to a hearing when implementing the UN Security Council Resolutions connected with the embargo on Iraq. That was the judgment passed by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

For the first time, a court of first instance in Switzerland has ruled that a spa located in the Canton of Apenzell had discriminated against handicapped children by prohibiting them access to the spa.

In a recent 257-page decision, the European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber of 17 judges (Court)...

These days, the Dutch trade union federation Nederlandse Vakbeweging has filed a lawsuit against FIFA before the Commercial Court in Zürich.

On December 17, 2025, the Cantonal Court of Zug decided to hear a landmark climate lawsuit against Swiss cement producer Holcim.

In a historic ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that the European Convention on Human Rights encompasses a right to effective protection by the State authorities against the adverse effects of climate change.

In an era of heightened geopolitical risk, corruption and legal repression, human rights benchmarking is a critical tool for both advocacy and legal and commercial due diligence.

In an increasingly interconnected world, benchmarking wrongful court convictions and protecting digital footprints are key to ensuring justice and fairness.

On 14 December 2023, the Council of the EU and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...

Swiss adult protection law is based on the right to self-determination. It provides for two instruments in this regard: an advance care directive (so-called Vorsorgeauftrag) and a living will...

After several years of back and forth, Swiss legislators and civil society have failed to reach a compromise on mandatory human rights due diligence legislation. As discussed in this Alert, the question...

Our first blog post detailed the new popular initiative, "For responsible large businesses- protecting human rights and the environment"...

The dispute between Caster Semenya and World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) has received significant media attention over the last few years. Ross Simpson, Solicitor in our commercial disputes team...

Arbitration practitioners, both counsel and arbitrators, are ever conscious that their best laid plans to protect the privacy and confidentiality of an arbitration may be thwarted if a question in relation to the arbitration lands before a State court, the rules of which will often require the publication of aspects of the arbitration, such as its existence, the identity of the parties, and the facts underlying the matter in dispute.

On 9 April 2024, the ECHR rendered judgements in three climate change litigation cases, against Switzerland (see here), France (see here) and Portugal (and 32 other European states, see here).

Mit der Volksabstimmung vom 29. November über die "Konzernverantwortungsinitiative" ist einer der längsten, umstrittensten und teuersten Abstimmungskämpfe in der Schweizer Geschichte zu Ende...

Am Sonntag, 29. November 2020, ist die Volksinitiative "Für verantwortungsvolle Unternehmen – zum Schutz von Mensch und Umwelt" (Konzernverantwortungsinitiative) am Ständemehr gescheitert.