▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁remarkable ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁public ▁international ▁law ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁origin ating ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Gene va ▁in ▁particular . ▁The ▁first ▁mult iling ual ▁feder acy ▁and ▁dem ocracy ▁largely ▁model led ▁upon ▁the ▁US ▁Constitution ▁and ▁given ▁its ▁ge ographical ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Switzerland ▁was ▁strongly ▁exposed ▁to ▁international ▁relations ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁develop ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁offering ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁European ▁integration . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Switzerland ▁has ▁been ▁exposed ▁to ▁foreign ▁legal ▁cult ures , ▁in ▁particular ▁German , ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁ones , ▁based ▁upon ▁shared ▁principles ▁root ed ▁of ▁Roman ▁law , ▁which ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁Swiss ▁law ▁and ▁legal ▁culture . ▁Sub sequently , ▁in ▁particular ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁foreign ▁influ ences ▁on ▁Swiss ▁law ▁increased . ▁The ▁collection ▁thus ▁offers ▁ins ights ▁into ▁the ▁reception ▁of ▁develop ments ▁and ▁tr ends ▁origin ating ▁abroad , ▁both ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁European ization ▁and ▁Global ization . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁pre domin ant ▁angle ▁in ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁develop ments . ▁It ▁inform s ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁texts . ▁ ▁Basic ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁Anth ology ▁ ▁The ▁Anth ology ▁is ▁conce ived ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁that ▁allows ▁sch ol ars , ▁students ▁and ▁law y ers ▁to ▁easily ▁find ▁relevant ▁texts , ▁a ▁conc ise ▁background