Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

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constitution fundamental law

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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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Swiss Federal Constitution	57
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation canonical	25
Swiss federal constitution	14
Federal Constitution of Switzerland	4
Swiss Constitution	2
Swiss Federal Constitution of 1874	2
federal constitution of Switzerland	2
1999 Swiss Federal Constitution	1
Article 8 of the Swiss Federal Constitution	1
Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft	1
Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse	1
Constitution of Switzerland	1
Constituzione federala da la Confederaziun svizra	1
Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera	1
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 1999	1
Schweizerische Bundesverfassung in Finanzfragen	1
Swiss federal constitution (division of police powers)	1
Swiss federal constitutional law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T616616 — 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: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
Context triple: [Swiss federal government, constitutionalBasis, Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation]

A. Statuto Albertino
The Statuto Albertino was the 1848 liberal constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia that later became the foundational charter of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
B. Constitution of Belgium
The Constitution of Belgium is the fundamental legal charter that defines Belgium’s federal structure, the powers of its institutions, and the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
C. French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
D. French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
E. Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
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: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
Target entity description: 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.

A. Statuto Albertino
The Statuto Albertino was the 1848 liberal constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia that later became the foundational charter of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
B. Constitution of Belgium
The Constitution of Belgium is the fundamental legal charter that defines Belgium’s federal structure, the powers of its institutions, and the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
C. French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
D. French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
E. Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
adopted	18 April 1999 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation Constituzione federala da la Confederaziun svizra ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation Swiss Federal Constitution ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
basisFor	federal legislation in Switzerland ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1 January 2000 ⓘ
contains	catalogue of fundamental rights ⓘ citizens’ rights and political rights ⓘ financial provisions ⓘ general provisions ⓘ preamble ⓘ provisions on Confederation and cantons ⓘ provisions on Federal Assembly ⓘ provisions on Federal Council ⓘ provisions on Federal Supreme Court ⓘ provisions on revision of the Constitution ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
defines	federal structure of Switzerland ⓘ fundamental rights in Switzerland ⓘ political system of Switzerland ⓘ powers of the Federal Assembly ⓘ powers of the Federal Council ⓘ powers of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ⓘ relationship between Confederation and cantons ⓘ
doubleMajority	majority of cantons ⓘ majority of popular vote ⓘ
governs	Swiss Confederation ⓘ linked to: Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
guarantees	direct democracy instruments ⓘ optional referendum at federal level ⓘ popular initiative at federal level ⓘ
language	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh ⓘ linked to: Romansh language
legalStatus	supreme law of Switzerland ⓘ
predecessor	Federal Constitution of 1848 ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Federal Council of Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Swiss Federal Council
protectsRight	economic freedom ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion and conscience ⓘ human dignity ⓘ right to assistance in situations of distress ⓘ
regulates	distribution of competences between Confederation and cantons ⓘ
replaced	Federal Constitution of 1874 ⓘ
requires	double majority for constitutional amendments ⓘ
subjectTo	mandatory referendum for partial revision ⓘ mandatory referendum for total revision ⓘ

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Referenced by (117)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss federal government → constitutionalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ

Swiss Federal Assembly → legalBasis → Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ

Romansh language → protectedBy → Swiss Federal Constitution ⓘ