Role and strategy
ROLE
Article 3 of the Federal Law of 28th September 2018 on the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (LISDC; RS425.1) places two main duties on the SICL:
- to provide access to foreign law, in particular with the help of:
- information, legal opinions and studies
- a specialised library and a centre of documentation in the fields of foreign and international law.
- to lead scientific research in international and comparative law, to support and coordinate research projects in these areas in Swiss universities and to offer a centre of research to researchers.
Above all, it offers services to Swiss authorities and to an academic public, but equally to lawyers and notaries, businesses and individuals.