About Open Legal Commentary
Mission
openlegalcommentary.ch makes Swiss federal law accessible to everyone. Each commentary article is readable on three levels: as a concise overview, as academically grounded doctrine, and as a case law digest.
Methodology
Commentary is AI-generated under strict editorial guidelines: every legal statement must be traceable to a primary source, doctrinal positions must be precisely attributed, and minority opinions presented fairly. Compliance is checked automatically; there is no systematic editorial review by legal professionals. AI-generated content may contain errors and should be checked against the primary sources.
Three Layers
- Layer 1 — Overview
- Accessible summary at B1 language level (150–300 words). What does the provision regulate? Who is affected? What are the legal consequences?
- Layer 2 — Doctrine
- Academic analysis with marginal numbers (N. 1, N. 2, ...). Legislative history, systematic context, elements of the provision, legal consequences, doctrinal debates.
- Layer 3 — Case Law
- Digest of leading Federal Supreme Court decisions (BGE), grouped by topic. For each decision: BGE reference, core holding, relevance, block quote of the decisive passage.
Covered Laws
- FC — Federal Constitution (SR 101)
- CC — Civil Code (SR 210)
- CO — Code of Obligations (SR 220)
- CPC — Civil Procedure Code (SR 272)
- SCC — Criminal Code (SR 311.0)
- CrimPC — Criminal Procedure Code (SR 312.0)
- DEBA — Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act (SR 281.1)
- APA — Administrative Procedure Act (SR 172.021)
- BGFA — Lawyers Act (SR 935.61)
Citation style
The commentary uses the following citation formats:
- BGE: BGE 130 III 182 E. 5.5.1
- BGer: Urteil 4A_123/2024 vom 15.3.2024 E. 3.2
- Literature: Gauch/Schluep/Schmid, OR AT, 11. Aufl. 2020, N 2850
- Botschaft: BBl 2001 4202
License
Content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Code is licensed under the MIT License.
Contact
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