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OpenCaseLaw is the open-access Swiss case-law project at opencaselaw.ch. Independent and CC0-licensed, it aggregates and normalises Swiss court decisions from public sources, primarily entscheidsuche.ch, the federal-and-cantonal case-law mirror.
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Use the citation graph: “Which BGer rulings cite Art. 28 ZGB since 2020?” retrieves linked decisions. Cantonal coverage is uneven; verify first.

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What it covers

TypeApproximate scale
Swiss court decisions~969,000 published decisions
Federal laws~5,510
Cantonal acts~15,722
Citation graphResolved links between cases, statutes, and commentary
Updated daily.

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Court coverage

All instances exposed by entscheidsuche:
  • Bundesgericht (BGer): Federal Supreme Court (BGE & non-BGE).
  • Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVGer): Federal Administrative Court.
  • Bundesstrafgericht: Federal Criminal Court.
  • Bundespatentgericht: Federal Patent Court.
  • Cantonal courts that publish online (Obergerichte, Verwaltungsgerichte, etc.).
Practice areas: whatever the courts publish: civil, criminal, public, tax, migration, social insurance.

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What you can ask

  • “What’s the leading case law on indemnity caps in commercial contracts?”
  • “Find recent rulings from the Federal Supreme Court on non-compete enforceability.”
  • “All federal decisions citing Art. 28 ZGB since 2020.”
  • “Cantonal appellate decisions on tenancy termination during renovation.”

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Setup

None. OpenCaseLaw is Included with every Libra subscription.
OpenCaseLaw is broad but not exhaustive. For court-bound work, verify the case version through your firm’s primary research source (or the publishing court directly).

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Tips

Statute + cases is the standard Swiss research pattern. Both are Included, so always enable them together.
“Bundesgericht-Rechtsprechung zu…” / “Cantonal appellate decisions on…” sharpens the answer to that instance.
“Recent BGE since 2024…” keeps the answer aligned to current jurisprudence rather than older cases.

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Next steps

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Official Swiss federal law; pair with case-law search.

Zefix

Swiss commercial register: companies, legal forms, signing rights.