The Compulsory Measures Court (German: Zwangsmassnahmengericht, French: Tribunal des mesures de contrainte, Italian:Tribunale delle misure coercitive) is an institution of Swiss[1]Criminal law. It rules on the provisional detention ("pre-trial detention") of an accused person, as well as on other compulsory[2] measures.
Competences
A decision of the Compulsory Measures Court is required to order the following[3][4] measures, :
^In Swiss criminal law, a mandate is an act by which a magistrate orders a person to be brought before him or placed in detention. The terms and conditions of the various mandates are governed by the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure.
Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (Mandate under Swiss criminal law, Court of coercive measures, Penalty order under Swiss law)
Special criminal law (Duty to rescue, Breach of trust, Unlawful appropriation, Fraud under Swiss law, Sexual harassment in the workplace under Swiss law), Miscellaneous (Criminal records in Switzerland, State of necessity)