1 Treaties
Is your country party to any bilateral or multilateral treaties
for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign
judgments? What is the country's approach to entering into
these treaties and what if any amendments or reservations has your
country made to such treaties?
Switzerland is party to a number of bilateral and multilateral
treaties governing the recognition and enforcement of foreign
judgments. In practice, the most relevant multilateral treaty is
the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement
of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the Lugano
Convention, 30 October 2007), entered into by Switzerland and the
European Union as well as Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The Lugano
Convention entered into force on 1 January 2011 and replaced the
former Lugano Convention of 1988, which was in force in Switzerland
from 1992 to 2010. The Lugano Convention is, in essence, the
equivalent of the Brussels Regulation (Council
