Switzerland
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Voices From The Field
5 July
Constitutionalising Animal Welfare in Switzerland – Two Initiatives, Two Dynamics, Two Outcomes?
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News
10 April
Switzerland prepares to hold referendum on animal rights amendments to constitution
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News
28 February 2023
Switzerland will hold referendum on requiring national bank to keep physical cash in circulation
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News
26 September 2022
In Switzerland, voters approve by referendum pension reform and reject factory farming ban
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News
14 February 2022
Swiss voters reject animal testing ban, approve tobacco advertisement restrictions in referendum
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Voices From The Field
22 December 2021
In the World of Constitution Building in 2021
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News
29 November 2021
In Switzerland, two-thirds of voters in a referendum approve Covid certificate
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News
27 September 2021
Switzerland legalizes via referendum civil marriage and right to adopt for same-sex couples
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Voices From The Field
28 March 2021
When direct democracy trumps human rights: Unveiling the Swiss “Burqa Ban”
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News
14 January 2022
In Switzerland, two political parties will launch popular initiative for climate fund referendum
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