Swiss Institute for Comparative Law
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| Headquarters | Lausanne |
| Chief | Christina Schmid |
| At sight | Federal Department of Justice and Police |
| Website | www.isdc.ch |
The Swiss Institute for Comparative Law SIR , ( French Institut suisse de droit comparé , ISDC ; English Swiss Institute of Comparative Law ) is an independent federal institution based in Lausanne , which has the task, among other things, of providing legal opinions on foreign law for the federal authorities, Create dishes and private. The institute is affiliated with the Federal Department of Justice and Police .
The institute was established in 1978 by federal law. It is stationed on the campus of the University of Lausanne and is administratively subordinate to the Federal Department of Justice and Police . About 30 researchers, librarians and office staff are employed there.
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The institute provides information on foreign and international law , international private law and international law , and European law by answering inquiries from private individuals, lawyers, notaries, courts and administrations in the form of legal opinions or comparative studies.
The library consists of around 360,000 works in 60 languages (legal texts, case law, commentaries and treatises, monographs, legal journals); the complete catalog is available online. It has an information service for library users and a European Documentation Center (EDZ) that is available to visitors.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 31 ′ 18 " N , 6 ° 34 ′ 58" E ; CH1903: five hundred thirty-four thousand three hundred and twenty-seven / 152622