Switzerland - Applicable international law

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Switzerland

Applicable international law

As of November 2009, Switzerland was not engaged in an armed conflict governed by international humanitarian law. As a neutral country in case of war, Switzerland is bound by the following conventions:

Convention (V) respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907.

Convention (XIII) concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Naval War. The Hague, 18 October 1907.

Last updated: 11 October 2009.

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Alleged violations of international law
FIACAT, Problematic use of diplomatic assurances against torture and ill-treatment