Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments In Switzerland

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