937’041 decisions
Published rulings from the Federal Supreme Court, the other federal courts and all 26 cantons, 1875–2026, in German, French and Italian.
9’661 ECtHR judgments
The Swiss-respondent case law, plus every Chamber and Grand Chamber judgment of importance 1–3 against any of the 46 Council of Europe states, 1960–2026.
21’159 laws
5,500+ federal laws (Fedlex) and 15,000+ cantonal acts, with 490,000+ articles.
10M+ citations
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Case law
BGE · Official reports of the Federal Supreme CourtThe Federal Supreme Court’s published leading cases, since 1875.
50’486Federal Supreme Court (BGer)Every decision published online since 1986, far beyond the official reports.
192’853Federal Administrative Court (BVGer)Asylum, immigration, procurement, supervision and more.
108’665Federal Criminal Court (BStGer)Criminal, complaints and appeals chambers.
11’645Federal Patent Court (BPatGer)Patent infringement and validity.
196Military Court of Cassation (MKG)Military case law.
1’244Cantonal courts · all 26 cantonsSuperior, administrative, social-insurance, commercial and specialised courts, sourced primarily from the official publication portals. 656’570International case law
UN treaty bodies · individual communicationsDecisions of CCPR, CAT, CERD, CEDAW, CRC, CRPD, CESCR and CED, against every State party.
4’494UN Working Group on Arbitrary DetentionOpinions since 2010.
1’150Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)Judgments on the EU acts Swiss law follows: Lugano/Brussels, Dublin/Schengen, free movement and social security, air passenger rights, VAT, data protection.
2’809International Court of Justice (ICJ)Judgments, advisory opinions and orders with reasons, 1947–2023.
266Regulatory decisions
FINMA · enforcement & insurance rulingsDecisions of the financial-market supervisor.
3’038FDPIC · data protection & freedom of informationThe federal data-protection authority’s recommendations and decisions.
1’816UBI · broadcasting complaintsThe independent broadcasting complaints authority.
667Further regulators & commissionsCOMCO · ElCom · ESchK · PostCom · ComCom · BAZG · ESBK · Price Supervisor · RAB
1’529Administrative practice
FINMA circularsEvery published version, in force and superseded, DE/FR/IT/EN.
1’133ESTV circularsDirect federal tax, withholding tax, stamp duties.
285ESTV VAT guidanceThe published VAT practice.
153SECO commentary · Employment ActArG and ArGV 1–5, article by article, DE/FR/IT.
1’102FOEN enforcement aidsEnvironmental law as enforced.
297SEM directivesDirectives and circulars on immigration and asylum law.
92UN recommendations to SwitzerlandTreaty-body concluding observations, UPR, SPT and special procedures, by paragraph; with the federal offices’ German translations.
3’354UN General CommentsEvery General Comment and General Recommendation, FR and EN.
188UNHCR country guidanceEligibility guidelines and positions for ten countries of origin, every edition.
31VPB / JAAC · federal administrative practiceOfficial series 1987–2017 pending delivery from the Federal Chancellery / Federal Archives.
0Legislative materials
Federal Council dispatches (Botschaften)Verbatim, searchable to the paragraph: complete since 1999, 1850–1999 being added from the Federal Archives scans.
10’116Reports and opinions in the Federal GazetteFederal Council reports and opinions, parliamentary committee reports, draft acts, verbatim.
9’726Consultations (Vernehmlassungen)2’694 procedures since 1993: explanatory reports, drafts, results reports and submissions, verbatim (Fedlex and the FOJ legislative projects).
10’296Doctrine
ScholarshipOpen-access publications from 24 Swiss repositories, full-text search.
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