Government blasts right-wing plan for Swiss-first approach on law


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government urged voters on Tuesday to reject a right-wing proposal to cement Swiss sovereignty on legal matters over international law, saying the plan would force it to cancel treaties, weaken human rights protections and hurt the economy.

The "Swiss Law, Not Foreign Judges" drive, which goes to a vote on Nov. 25 under the Swiss system of direct democracy, sees a need to anchor the supremacy of domestic law so that regular citizens can wrest back control from the political elite.

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