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FedLex (fedlex.admin.ch) is the official federal-law portal of the Swiss Confederation, run by the Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzlei). It’s the authoritative source for in-force Swiss federal law, and free.
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FedLex returns the latest in-force version. For a historical one, name the date, “Art. 717 OR as of 1 Jan 2024”, and the link anchors to that point.

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What it covers

CollectionWhat it is
Classified Compilation (SR / RS)Consolidated, in-force federal law and international treaties: ~17,000 acts.
Official Compilation (AS / RO)Chronological federal legislation as enacted.
Federal Gazette (BBl / FF)Drafts, dispatches, parliamentary materials.
Version historyPoint-in-time access to every act.
Languages supported: German, French, Italian: the three official Swiss languages. Selected texts also have English translations (non-binding). Romansh is not supported. If you ask in French, Libra answers from the French version. Falls back to German when the requested language isn’t available for that specific law.

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Practice areas

All Swiss federal law: civil (ZGB, OR), criminal (StGB), administrative, tax, social insurance, financial market regulation, public procurement, etc.
FedLex is federal only. Cantonal laws aren’t in FedLex; for cantonal matters, you’ll need cantonal sources outside Libra.

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What you can ask

  • “What does the Swiss Code of Obligations say about rental termination notice periods?”
  • “Under ZGB, what are the requirements for guardianship?”
  • “Quote Article 6 OR in the French version.”
  • “Welche Pflichten ergeben sich aus Art. 717 OR für VR-Mitglieder?”

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Setup

None. FedLex is Included with every Libra subscription.

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Tips

For matters where the relevant version is historical, click through to fedlex.admin.ch and pick the right point-in-time text manually.
Citations carry the language version. If you need the French text of an article, ask in French or specify “give the French text”.
Statute + cases is the default Swiss research pattern. Both are Included, so it costs nothing to enable them together.

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Next steps

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