---
license: cc-by-sa-4.0
language:
  - de
  - fr
  - it
  - en
tags:
  - legal
  - swiss-law
  - commentary
  - multilingual
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
---

# Swiss Law Commentary Dataset

Open-access, AI-generated legal commentary on 8 Swiss federal laws.

- **Source:** [openlegalcommentary.ch](https://openlegalcommentary.ch)
- **Laws:** BV, ZGB, OR, ZPO, StGB, StPO, SchKG, VwVG
- **Layers:** Summary (B1 level), Doctrine (academic), Case Law (BGE digest)
- **Languages:** DE, FR, IT, EN
- **Articles exported:** 215
- **License:** CC BY-SA 4.0

Built with ♥ by [Jonas Hertner](https://jonashertner.com)

## Files

One JSONL file per law (e.g., `or.jsonl`, `zgb.jsonl`).

## Schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `law` | string | Law abbreviation (e.g., "OR") |
| `article` | int | Article number |
| `article_suffix` | string | Suffix (e.g., "a", "bis") |
| `title` | string | Article title |
| `sr_number` | string | SR number |
| `summary_de` | string | German summary (Markdown) |
| `doctrine_de` | string | German doctrine (Markdown) |
| `caselaw_de` | string | German case law digest (Markdown) |
| `summary_fr` | string | French summary |
| `doctrine_fr` | string | French doctrine |
| `caselaw_fr` | string | French case law |
| `summary_it` | string | Italian summary |
| `doctrine_it` | string | Italian doctrine |
| `caselaw_it` | string | Italian case law |
| `summary_en` | string | English summary |
| `doctrine_en` | string | English doctrine |
| `caselaw_en` | string | English case law |
| `fedlex_url` | string | Fedlex URL |
| `in_force_since` | string | In force since date |