European policy, UN, development policy, international law, international humanitarian law, human rights, diplomacy – 7 topics on which the FDFA has produced five useful A5 brochures. These user-friendly publications are ideal for teaching purposes. They can be ordered separately or as class sets. Languages: German, French, Italian and English. These brochures are free of charge.

How is Switzerland concerned with the European External Action Service? The ABC of European policy gives a short and concise answer to this and other questions and provides an overview on the political and economic relations between Switzerland and the EU.

 ABC of European policy (pdf, 706 Kb)

Publication: 2013
Number of pages: 51
Languages: en/de/fr/it

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In 2002, the Swiss population voted to approve Switzerland’s membership in the UN. Since then, Switzerland has been actively engaged as a full member in this global Organization. The newly published ABC Switzerland – UN explains how Switzerland is implementing its commitment, the objectives it is pursuing, and the specific spheres in which it is active.

 ABC Switzerland – UN (pdf, 1566 Kb)

Publication: 2012
Number of pages: 56
Languages: en/de/fr/it

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 ABC Switzerland UN online

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What is development? The dispute over the meaning of this term is almost as old as development cooperation itself. Over the decades, the definition of development and, with it, the approaches used by development cooperation have been in a constant state of change. The brochure ABC of Development Policy describes this process and explains important keywords.

 "ABC of Development Policy" (pdf, 872 Kb)

Publication: 2011
Number of pages: 52
Languages: de/fr/it/en  
 
 

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 ABC of Development Policy online

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Presented in the form of a glossary of terms, the ABC of International Law provides explanations of the most important concepts of international law. It is also available as a brochure. The glossary is preceded by an easy-to-understand introduction to international law.

 "ABC of International Law" (pdf, 449 Kb) 

Publication: 2009
Number of pages: 44
Languages: de/fr/it/en 

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 ABC of International Law online

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The ABC of International Humanitarian Law is essentially a glossary of terms explaining the key concepts of international humanitarian law, which is also known as the law of armed conflict. It is available both on-line and in brochure form. Together with the glossary, there is a short introduction on the development and area of application of this special field of international law.  

 "ABC of International Humanitarian Law" (pdf, 598 Kb) 

Publication: 2009
Number of pages: 44
Languages: de/fr/it/en 

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 ABC of International Humanitarian Law online

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Action to support human rights is one of the main aims of Swiss foreign policy. But what are human rights? How did they arise? To whom do they apply? What is done to ensure that they are respected? The FDFA brochure "ABC of Human Rights" answers these and other questions. 

 "ABC of Human Rights" (pdf, 431 Kb) 

Publication: 2008
Number of pages: 60
Languages: de/fr/it/en 

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The german version is only available in PDF. 

 ABC of Human Rights online

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The ABC of Diplomacy is a glossary of alphabetically ordered key words that explain frequently used terms and provides information about the law and customs governing international relations. The brochure is available free of charge in en/de/fr/it. It is also available as a class set. 

 "ABC of Diplomacy" (pdf, 3041 Kb) 

Publication: 2008
Number of pages: 40
Languages: de/fr/it/en

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 ABC of Diplomacy online