Ordinance on Basic Legal Training - Purpose

1. The Purpose of Basic Legal Training

a) To provide government employees with fundamental knowledge in the legal fields relevant to their area of work;

b) To enable employees of administrative offices to attend seminar courses in preparation for the notary examination and further examinations;

c) To impart fundamental knowledge in the most important legal fields to other interested parties.

1. The basic legal education covers the main areas of law, namely personal and family law, matrimonial property and inheritance law, property law, contract law, debt enforcement and bankruptcy law, criminal law, criminal procedure law, civil procedure law, as well as constitutional and administrative law.

1. The legal basic education lasts 8 to 12 half-days per legal field.

2. Each legal field is concluded with an examination.

3. Those who pass the examination receive a certificate.

1. The State Chancellery is responsible for basic legal education. It makes all necessary decisions regarding the organization and implementation of basic legal education. In particular, it determines the place of education, the instructors, and the curriculum to be taught (content).

2. Basic legal education may be conducted jointly with other cantons. Corresponding administrative agreements with other cantons require approval by the Government Council.

3. The operational implementation of basic legal education may, with the consent of the Government Council, be delegated to suitable schools.

1. Authorization and Modalities of Attendance at Basic Legal Training by Civil Servants are Governed by Legislation on State Personnel.

1. The Regulation on Legal Courses of July 13, 1971, is repealed.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on October 1, 2005.

2. The right of objection by the Cantonal Council is reserved.