Swiss Citizenship Act
E1034568
The Swiss Citizenship Act is the primary federal law that governs how Swiss nationality is acquired, lost, and restored, including rules for naturalization and citizenship by descent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss Citizenship Act canonical | 1 |
| Swiss nationality law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13340145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Citizenship Act Context triple: [Swiss migration authorities, legalBasis, Swiss Citizenship Act]
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A.
Swiss Military Act
The Swiss Military Act is the primary Swiss federal law that regulates the organization, duties, and obligations of the country's system of conscription-based national defense.
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B.
Swiss law
Swiss law is the legal system of Switzerland, characterized by a civil law tradition, federal structure, and a strong emphasis on direct democracy and cantonal autonomy.
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C.
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation is the supreme legal framework that defines Switzerland’s political system, federal structure, fundamental rights, and the powers and responsibilities of its national institutions.
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D.
Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Geneva
The Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Geneva is the fundamental legal charter that organizes the political institutions, rights, and governance framework of the Swiss canton of Geneva.
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E.
Rheinbundakte
Rheinbundakte is the founding treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine, through which Napoleon reorganized many German states into a French-aligned confederation in 1806.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Citizenship Act Target entity description: The Swiss Citizenship Act is the primary federal law that governs how Swiss nationality is acquired, lost, and restored, including rules for naturalization and citizenship by descent.
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A.
Swiss Military Act
The Swiss Military Act is the primary Swiss federal law that regulates the organization, duties, and obligations of the country's system of conscription-based national defense.
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B.
Swiss law
Swiss law is the legal system of Switzerland, characterized by a civil law tradition, federal structure, and a strong emphasis on direct democracy and cantonal autonomy.
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C.
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation is the supreme legal framework that defines Switzerland’s political system, federal structure, fundamental rights, and the powers and responsibilities of its national institutions.
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D.
Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Geneva
The Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Geneva is the fundamental legal charter that organizes the political institutions, rights, and governance framework of the Swiss canton of Geneva.
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E.
Rheinbundakte
Rheinbundakte is the founding treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine, through which Napoleon reorganized many German states into a French-aligned confederation in 1806.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss federal law
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nationality law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Swiss nationals
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foreign nationals seeking Swiss citizenship ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple | jus sanguinis ⓘ |
| concerns |
legal status of naturalized persons in Switzerland
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obligations of Swiss citizens ⓘ rights of Swiss citizens ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| defines |
competences of federal, cantonal and communal authorities in citizenship matters
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conditions for Swiss naturalization ⓘ conditions for citizenship by descent ⓘ grounds for loss of Swiss nationality ⓘ procedures for restoration of Swiss nationality ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation
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linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| governs | federal rules on Swiss nationality ⓘ |
| governsStatus |
Swiss citizen
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Swiss national ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| hasShortName | SCA ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Swiss federal authorities
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cantonal authorities in Switzerland ⓘ communal authorities in Switzerland ⓘ |
| language |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
citizenship law
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public law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a uniform legal framework for Swiss nationality
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to regulate acquisition and loss of Swiss citizenship ⓘ |
| regulates |
acquisition of Swiss citizenship
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citizenship by descent in Switzerland ⓘ conferral of Swiss citizenship at birth ⓘ facilitated naturalization in Switzerland ⓘ loss of Swiss citizenship ⓘ loss of Swiss citizenship through annulment ⓘ loss of Swiss citizenship through release ⓘ naturalization procedures in Switzerland ⓘ ordinary naturalization in Switzerland ⓘ reacquisition of Swiss citizenship ⓘ restoration of Swiss citizenship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Swiss Federal Constitution
ⓘ
cantonal citizenship laws ⓘ communal citizenship regulations ⓘ |
| scope | federal level ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Swiss immigration and integration policy
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Swiss nationality law ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Citizenship Act
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss Citizenship Act Description of subject: The Swiss Citizenship Act is the primary federal law that governs how Swiss nationality is acquired, lost, and restored, including rules for naturalization and citizenship by descent.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Swiss Citizenship Act