The Federal Supreme Court is the final arbiter on disputes in the field of civil law (citizens-citizens), the public arena (citizen-state), as well as in disputes between cantons or between cantons and the Confederation.
Bundesgericht er sidste instans i civile sager (borger mod borger), i offentlige sager (borger mod stat) men også i stridigheder mellem kantonerne eller mellem kantoner og forbundsstaten.