Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

¹The Con­fed­er­a­tion is re­spons­ible for le­gis­la­tion in the field of crim­in­al law and the law of crim­in­al pro­ced­ure.

²The Can­tons are re­spons­ible for the or­gan­isa­tion of the courts, the ad­min­is­tra­tion of justice in crim­in­al cases as well as for the ex­e­cu­tion of pen­al­ties and meas­ures, un­less the law provides oth­er­wise.

³The Con­fed­er­a­tion may is­sue reg­u­la­tions on the ex­e­cu­tion of pen­al­ties and meas­ures. It may grant sub­sidies to the Can­tons for:

a.

the con­struc­tion of pen­al in­sti­tu­tions;

b.

im­prove­ments in the ex­e­cu­tion of pen­al­ties and meas­ures;

c.

in­sti­tu­tions that con­duct edu­cat­ive meas­ures for the be­ne­fit of chil­dren, ad­oles­cents and young adults.²