Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

Art. 8 of the Constitution provides that all people are equal and no person may be discriminated against because of gender.  The Constitution also states that men and women have equal rights and the law shall ensure their equality.  Art. 35 provides for protection of fundamental rights even in private relationships.

Topics

• Employment discrimination
• Gender discrimination

Geographical location

• Europe
• Switzerland

Keywords

• constitutional rights
• education rights

Year

• 1999

External URL

• Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

Type

• Legislation