Bundesgericht · Federal Supreme Court
The same Federal Supreme Court judgment is cited as BGE in German, ATF in French and DTF in Italian. English has no official abbreviation, and English texts keep BGE untranslated.
Request a demoThe term in four languages
- German
- Bundesgericht
- French
- Tribunal fédéral
- Italian
- Tribunale federale
- English
- Federal Supreme Court
Definition
The Federal Supreme Court is the supreme judicial authority of the Confederation. Its seat is in Lausanne, and its Third and Fourth Public Law Divisions sit in Lucerne (Art. 26 of the Court's internal regulations). It decides in particular on appeals in civil matters, in criminal matters and in public law matters. Its judgments published in the official collection are cited as BGE in German, ATF in French and DTF in Italian.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
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The Federal Supreme Court is the supreme judicial authority of the Confederation.
Source: Fedlex (German text), Federal Supreme Court Act. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.