For a general discussion of the law of murder, see murder.
Swiss Criminal Code
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
Territorial extent
Switzerland
Enacted by
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
Enacted
20 December 1937
Commenced
1 January 1942
Amended by
01 March 2018
Related legislation
Swiss Military Criminal Code
Status: Current legislation
In Switzerland, articles 111 to 117 of the Swiss Criminal Code[1] detail the various scenarios in which the killing of another person is punishable. Articles 112 to 117 are leges speciales to article 111, meaning that when the conditions of one of the latter are met, article 111 will not be invoked.
^French language version of Swiss Criminal Code
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