Federal courts of Switzerland

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The federal judiciary within the Swiss legal system.

The federal judiciary of

judicial process
.

The Federal Supreme Court in Lausanne is established in the Swiss Federal Constitution as the supreme judicial authority of Switzerland. It is the court of appeal for all decisions of the cantonal courts of last instance, and also for most decisions of the three federal courts of first instance.

The Federal Criminal Court in

Federal Patent Court of Switzerland
is a specialized court, which started hearing patent cases in 2012, taking jurisdiction from the cantonal courts.

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