Risk and Due Diligence Unit – Swinburne Update

The Introduction to Risk and Due Diligence Unit at Swinburne is going well this year with 17 students with a diverse global representation.  An aspect of the course is a tutorial presentation on some aspect of the law in different jurisdictions.  Some very interesting presentations have been made.  

The student from Switzerland described the direct democracy process.  Direct democracy involves a citizen-sponsored amendment to the Constitution.  100,000 voter signatures are required, which if achieved requires a referendum.  To pass into law, a double majority in both the national popular vote and a majority of the (26) cantonal popular vote must be in favour of the amendment.  The successful amendment must then be implemented by the federal parliament.