social law division

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The social law division is a specialized chamber of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (BGer) that adjudicates cases involving social insurance and social security law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial division
specialized chamber
abbreviationOfParentCourt BGer
adjudicates social insurance law cases
social security law cases
appliesLaw Federal Act on the General Part of Social Insurance Law (ATSG)
Swiss Federal Constitution
federal social insurance statutes
bindingForce its judgments are binding in the individual case
country Switzerland
courtType court of last instance
decisionLanguage French
German
Italian
employs federal judges
law clerks
handlesAppealsFrom cantonal courts
federal social insurance authorities
hasAuthorityOver federal social insurance institutions
jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
languageOfProceedings French
German
Italian
legalArea public law
social law
levelOfCourt federal court
locatedIn Lausanne
locatedInCountry Switzerland
maySetPrecedent for lower Swiss courts in social law matters
partOf Swiss Federal Supreme Court
partOfBody Bundesgericht (BGer)
reviews application of social insurance legislation
questions of federal law
subjectMatter accident insurance
disability insurance (IV/AI)
family allowances
health insurance
occupational pension schemes
old-age and survivors’ insurance (AHV/AVS)
supplementary benefits to social insurance
unemployment insurance

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BGer hasChambers social law division