Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland
The Federal Criminal Court ( BStGer; French Penal Tribunal fédéral (TPF ), Italian Tribunale penale federale (TPF ), Romansh Tribunal federal Penala (TFP ) ) is a federal court sitting in Bellinzona. It was created as part of the unification of the law of criminal procedure of the individual cantons and the Confederation and became operational at the beginning of 2004.
Legal basis
Article 191a paragraph 1 of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation states: " The federal government ordered a criminal court; this of first instance for criminal cases that assigns the law of the jurisdiction of the federal government. The law may establish other competences of the Federal Criminal Court. "
The Federal Law on the organization of the penal authorities of the Federal regulates position, organization and jurisdiction of the Federal Criminal Court as well as the applicable procedural law.
The Federal Criminal Court has also laid down in its organizational regulations, the court organization and management.
Jurisdiction
The Federal Criminal Court of first instance by its criminal division those criminal matters, which assumes the law of the jurisdiction of the Confederation; primarily those listed in Articles 23 and 24 of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure offenses. In addition, the assessment of other criminal and administrative offenses, which results to the jurisdiction of the Federal Criminal Court from other federal laws.
The Federal Criminal Court judges in federal criminal proceedings also by its Board of Appeal complaints of procedural actions of the police, the federal prosecutor, against decisions of the Trial Chamber 's own and coercion court. Moreover, the law of the Board of Appeal to various other responsibilities. Among sting forth by both number and importance of the material, the discomfort in the area of international legal assistance in criminal matters (including delivery applications) out.
Organization and size
According to Articles 32 et seq StBOG sets the Federal Criminal Court from the two already mentioned chambers ( each of which a President projecting ) together and the Secretariat and its services. The court also has the following statutory form of governing bodies: the Bureau, the total court and the Administrative Commission.
On Federal Criminal Court (January 2013) are approximately 65 persons employed, of which 18 judges.
Courthouse
After the Federal Criminal Court and the Federal Administrative Court had been created as new institutions with judicial reform in 2000, 2008, a two-stage project competition was decided by the offices Bearth and Deplazes won in collaboration with Durisch and Nolli. With the inclusion of two buildings, the former Praetorium, 1895 by Ferdinando Bernasconi, and the former Commercial School, planned also in 1895 by Emilio Donati, an ensemble was created with the addition of a U- shaped structure made of white -situ concrete, which is referred to as restrained and harmonious.