01 / CASE LAW
Connecting the world's judicial decisions.
We work to collect, organize, structure, and make discoverable judicial decisions from courts and tribunals around the world.
↗
Applied research laboratory & think tank
Global legal data.
Greater access.
The Law Library works with governments, courts, and the legal community to make the world's case law and legislation more accessible, usable, and discoverable.
Our mission
A world of law.
Waiting to be connected.
In the United States, vast collections of court decisions and legislation are available to the legal and intellectual community. Researchers and practitioners can search them, compare them, build tools on them, and increasingly use AI to analyze legal precedent and legislation at scale.
Much of the world does not yet have the same opportunity.
Legal information may exist—but remain difficult to find, difficult to access, trapped in incompatible systems, or unavailable in formats that modern research tools can use.
The Law Library is working to change that.
We partner with governments and the legal community worldwide to help make legal data open, structured, discoverable, and useful.
The core idea
Legal information is infrastructure. When it is accessible, people can build on it.
Our focus
International legal data.
Real-world impact.
The Law Library focuses on the data and infrastructure that make legal knowledge more accessible. Our work centers on two foundational forms of legal information.
02 / LEGISLATION
Making the world's laws easier to find and understand.
We work with governments and partners to improve access to legislation, regulations, and related legal instruments.
↗
Why legal data matters
Better access creates better possibilities.
Accessible legal data can help lawyers understand precedent, researchers compare legal systems, governments understand their own legal frameworks, and technologists build better tools.
The opportunity is bigger than digitization. It is about creating the foundation for a more connected global legal ecosystem.
§
Practice
Help practitioners find and compare relevant law across jurisdictions.
∴
Research
Enable rigorous comparative legal research at a scale previously difficult to achieve.
⌘
Government
Improve the accessibility and usability of public legal information.
AI
Technology
Provide a reliable foundation for responsible legal analysis and new tools.
Applied research
Research that moves beyond the page.
The Law Library combines research, technology, and partnerships to address practical problems in global legal information.
01
Legal Data Infrastructure
Developing approaches for collecting, structuring, preserving, and distributing legal information.
02
Applied Research
Studying how legal data can be connected, analyzed, and used to answer real-world questions.
03
AI & Legal Technology
Exploring how machine-readable legal information can support responsible innovation in research and practice.
04
Standards & Interoperability
Advancing common approaches that help legal information from different jurisdictions work together.
05
Access & Preservation
Helping ensure that legal information remains available, discoverable, and usable over time.
Partnering across borders
A global legal information system is a shared endeavor.
We work with the institutions that create, preserve, use, and transform legal information. Our approach is collaborative by design.
Governments & Ministries
Courts & Judicial Institutions
Bar Associations
Universities & Researchers
Libraries & Archives
Civil Society
Technology Organizations
Philanthropic Partners
We do not seek to replace existing legal information systems. We seek to connect, strengthen, and expand them.
The bigger idea
A more accessible legal system starts with accessible law.
Accessible.
People can find the law.
Usable.
People can work with the law.
Connected.
Legal information can be understood across jurisdictions.
Machine-readable.
Technology can help people analyze and build on it.
Preserved.
Legal knowledge remains available over time.
Join the work
Help build the infrastructure for the next generation of legal research.
The global legal information ecosystem is too important to leave fragmented. Governments, lawyers, researchers, technologists, institutions, and funders all have a role to play.