The Federal Pact of 1 August 1291 – first regime act of the Old Swiss Confederation Cover Image

List Federalny z 1 sierpnia 1291 r. – pierwszy akt ustrojowy Dawnej Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
The Federal Pact of 1 August 1291 – first regime act of the Old Swiss Confederation

Author(s): Tadeusz Branecki
Subject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Swiss; Confederation; history; state; regime

Summary/Abstract: Day 1 of August is celebrated in Switzerland as a public holiday to comemmorate the conclusion in the year 1291 by the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden to conclude union (Bund). Included the Pact is basis system the Old Swiss Confederation and defence agreement against the Habsburgs. Its content includesa number of provisions of public, civil, criminal and international law. Today, however, disputes the fact is conclusion, but what thas not been fully proven.

  • Issue Year: 15/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-57
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish