Das Vorbild unter der Lupe Sachunmittelbare Demokratie in der Schweiz

The History of a Dormant Institution: Legal Norms and the Practice of Recall in Switzerland

“…However, parliament can levy immunity where a parliamentarian is involved in criminal acts (relative immunity). 2 In addition, political conflicts on one or the other issue arising within the legislature are typically dealt with by an elaborate set of direct democracy instruments, which is even more diverse at the cantonal and local level than at the national level (Christmann [2011]; Trechsel and Serdü lt [1999]). The set of referendum mechanisms thus allows politically active groups (not only political parties) to block public policies they do not approve of or to raise neglected topics via citizens' initiatives.…”