General interpretative declaration:
"In accordance with General Assembly resolution 59/38, adopted on 2 December 2004, Switzerland hereby understands that the Convention does not cover criminal proceedings;
Interpretative declaration concerning article 12:
Switzerland considers that article 12 does not govern the question of pecuniary compensation for serious human rights violations which are alleged to be attributable to a State and are committed outside the State of the forum. Consequently, this Convention is without prejudice to developments in international law in this regard;
Interpretative declaration concerning article 22, paragraph 3:
If the State concerned is a Swiss canton, Switzerland considers that "official language" should be understood as the official language or one of the official languages of the canton in which process is to be served."