Search in case law

Simple search accepts a few words ("authenticity warranty appraisal") and returns the closest decisions. Advanced search lets you add filters: chamber, theme, article, year, language, presence of an action for annulment.

The operators AND, OR and NOT work as in the BIOP database. Quotation marks search for an exact phrase. You can also search by reference number.

Each result shows the reference, a summary title, the date, the themes and an extract of the summary. Results can be sorted by relevance, by date or by theme. Results indicate the decisions most cited in commentaries.

A button lets you find neighbouring decisions, that is, those sharing the same articles and keywords. This function helps build an overview of the case law on a question.

Registered users can save a search and receive an alert when a new matching decision is published. Results can be exported as PDF or CSV for inclusion in a note or brief.

Export respects anonymity: it contains only the public data of the entry. It is time-stamped to record the date of consultation.

The TAO database can be supplemented by other sources: State case law, collections from other arbitration institutions, academic publications. A research guide, available for download, lists the main resources for art law.

Each year the Registry organises a case-law research workshop for students and young lawyers, in collaboration with several universities.