> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.libratech.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Switzerland

> Stämpfli, Fedlex, OpenCaseLaw, Entscheidsuche, Zefix and Onlinekommentar: every research source available to Swiss lawyers in Libra.

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The Swiss catalogue covers official federal law, federal and cantonal case law, doctrinal commentary, and the commercial register. Every source except **Stämpfli** is **Included** — free, with no connection and no credentials — though **Onlinekommentar** is switched on per team rather than for every Swiss workspace. Stämpfli Legal Premium is the one **Add-on**, bought inside Libra as a module.

There is nothing to connect either way. The Swiss sources appear in the **Research** picker as soon as you tick **Switzerland** in the **Jurisdictions** selector at the top of the panel — Stämpfli once the module is on your team's subscription and a license is assigned to you.

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    Default Swiss stack: **Fedlex** + **OpenCaseLaw** — statute plus jurisprudence, both free. Add **Stämpfli** when you need doctrine, and **Zefix** for *who is this entity*.
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## Sources for Switzerland

| Source                                                            | Tier                 | What it covers                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **[Stämpfli](/en/integrations/switzerland/staempfli)**            | Add-on               | Stämpfli Verlag's Swiss legal library — the Berner Kommentar, the Handkommentar series, and journals such as FamPra.ch and ZStrR — cited in the answer, with each citation linking to the full text on Stämpfli's own platform. |
| **[Fedlex](/en/integrations/switzerland/fedlex)**                 | Included             | The Federal Chancellery's Classified Compilation (SR / RS): federal acts, ordinances and treaties in force, in German, French and Italian, with English for selected acts.                                                      |
| **[OpenCaseLaw](/en/integrations/switzerland/opencaselaw)**       | Included             | Open-access database of Swiss federal and cantonal decisions, searchable by docket number, canton and date.                                                                                                                     |
| **[Entscheidsuche](/en/integrations/switzerland/entscheidsuche)** | Included             | The entscheidsuche.ch portal of decisions published by the federal courts and the cantons.                                                                                                                                      |
| **[Zefix](/en/integrations/switzerland/zefix)**                   | Included             | The central commercial register: legal form, UID, registered office, capital, and signing rights.                                                                                                                               |
| **Onlinekommentar**                                               | Included, on request | Open-access, article-by-article Swiss commentaries from onlinekommentar.ch, in German, French, Italian and English.                                                                                                             |

**Onlinekommentar** costs nothing, but it has to be switched on for your team. If it isn't in your **Research** picker, ask us at [contact@libratech.ai](mailto:contact@libratech.ai).

## Combining the Swiss sources

The sources answer different questions, so pick the combination that matches the matter rather than turning everything on.

| Question type                                       | Best combination                                                                                                   |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| What does the statute say?                          | **Fedlex** alone.                                                                                                  |
| How have the courts applied it?                     | **Fedlex** + **OpenCaseLaw** (or **Entscheidsuche** — pick one, not both).                                         |
| What is the prevailing doctrinal view?              | **Stämpfli**, plus **Onlinekommentar** where your team has it.                                                     |
| Who is this Swiss company, and who may sign for it? | **Zefix** alone.                                                                                                   |
| Cross-border with Germany or another EU country?    | Add the relevant national sources plus **[European Union Case Law](/en/integrations/european-union/eu-case-law)**. |

## Common questions

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  <Accordion title="Why don't I see any Swiss sources?">
    The Swiss sources are gated on jurisdiction, not on a connection. Open **Research** in the composer and look at the **Jurisdictions** selector at the top of the panel: if **Switzerland** isn't ticked, none of the Swiss sources are listed. Ticking it is your own preference, not something your firm assigns, so this is a fix you can make yourself — see [Research mode](/en/features/chat/research-mode).
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  <Accordion title="Does Fedlex cover historical versions of laws?">
    No. Libra reads the Classified Compilation and always returns the version in force today. It doesn't reach the Official Compilation (AS / RO), the Federal Gazette (BBl / FF), or any earlier version of an act. Follow the citation link to fedlex.admin.ch and pick the point-in-time text there.
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  <Accordion title="What about cantonal law?">
    Cantonal **legislation** is not in Libra — Fedlex publishes federal law only, so you'll need a cantonal source directly. Cantonal **case law** is covered: both OpenCaseLaw and Entscheidsuche include the decisions the cantonal courts publish, alongside the federal courts.
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  <Accordion title="Entscheidsuche or OpenCaseLaw?">
    Both cover Swiss case law and draw on the same body of published decisions, so you rarely need both at once. **Entscheidsuche** searches the entscheidsuche.ch portal; **OpenCaseLaw** is a CC0 project that mirrors and normalises those decisions into its own database. See [Entscheidsuche](/en/integrations/switzerland/entscheidsuche) for the side-by-side comparison.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How complete is the case-law coverage?">
    Broad, but not exhaustive: both sources can only reach what each court chooses to publish online, and cantonal practice varies. For court-bound work, verify the decision through the publishing court or your firm's primary research source.
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## Tips

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  <Accordion title="Name the act by its official abbreviation">
    *"Under OR…"*, *"Under ZGB…"*, *"Under StGB…"* — abbreviations are matched exactly against the act's short title, so they resolve far more reliably than a full title spelled out.
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  <Accordion title="Pick the language explicitly when it matters">
    Swiss federal law is published in German, French and Italian, and citations carry the language version they were read from. Libra defaults to your interface language; if you need the French text of an article, ask in French or say *"give the French version"*.
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  <Accordion title="Combine Fedlex and OpenCaseLaw on most questions">
    Statute plus cases is the default Swiss research pattern, and both are Included — it costs nothing to enable them together.
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## Next steps

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    Use Swiss sources in any chat.
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    The general setup walkthrough.
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