Popular initiative «Swiss law, not foreign judges» (2018)
Categories: State and Politics › Votes › Foreign policy
The proposal
The initiative seeks to alter the way in which Switzerland treats international agreements if there is any ‘conflict’ between those agreements and constitutional law. It aims to lay down in the Constitution what should happen when a popular initiative is incompatible in certain areas with an international agreement. In such a situation, Switzerland should in future consistently seek to ensure that the Constitution takes precedence: it will not be able to apply the agreement unless it is approved by referendum. It will also have to amend the agreement by renegotiating it with the relevant countries. If that is not possible, it will have to withdraw from the agreement.
Results
The proposal was rejected by the electorate and the cantons.
Voter turnout: 47.7%
Yes votes: 33.8%
Text Sources
- Federal Chancellery (2018): Volksabstimmung vom 25. November 2018
Data Sources
- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): Basiskarte 1:500.000
- Atlas of Switzerland: Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)
- FSO (2019): Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Gemeindegrenzen GG25
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Landeskarte 1:500.000
Data Owners: Atlas of Switzerland (AoS), Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo), Federal Chancellery
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