Schweizerisches Staatshaftungsrecht

Swiss liability law has evolved over the past few decades from civil servant liability to the primary, exclusive liability for unlawful acts by the federal government and cantons. Numerous other bases for compensation applicable to the state include expropriation law, special provisions in specific laws, as well as the causal and risk liabilities of the federal government. These are discussed in a comprehensive presentation as a significantly revised second edition of the 1995 publication "Swiss State Liability Law." In addition to an in-depth treatment of the demarcation issues between private and public law, the topics of unlawfulness, liability for lawful harm, as well as the state's contractual, corporate, and trust liabilities have been thoroughly addressed.