Example library

Explore ready-made searches and templates.

Use the search bar for natural-language queries or assemble precise filters with the query builder. Every example below is live: test it, open it, or inspect the exact query payload. Tip: keywords are only parsed when wrapped in quotation marks. Exact dates use YYYY‑MM‑DD, language uses ISO‑3, and selected laws look like BWBX1234|56.

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Filter

Search bar examples

Article + date range

Use plain language with articles, countries, and date ranges.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

articledate rangerespondent state

Query preview

Any: article_violated is 3 AND Any: respondent_state is Turkey AND Any: Year after 2014 AND Any: Year before 2016

Source + importance

Scope to ECHR and specify importance (1-4) in the same sentence.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

source scopeimportance

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Respondent State is Armenia AND ECHR: Importance is 1

Rechtspraak topical search

Mention Rechtspraak and add a quoted topic plus a year.

Editable search bar query

keywordyear

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Intellectual Property" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2020

Direct ECLI lookup

Paste an ECLI to target a specific decision.

Editable search bar query

ecliidentifier

Query preview

Any: ECLI equals ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1234

Country + article + year

Combine respondent state, year, and article in one sentence.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

articleyearstate

Query preview

Any: respondent_state is Germany AND Any: Year equals 2010 AND Any: article_violated is 6

Domain + instance

Combine a Rechtspraak domain with a specific court instance.

Editable search bar query

instancedomain

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Bestuursrecht AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2015 AND Rechtspraak: Court Instance is Raad van State

Non-violation signal

Use “non-violated” to target negative findings alongside a quoted topic.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

articlenon-violatedkeyword

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Article Non-Violated is 8 AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Privacy" AND ECHR: Year equals 2021

ECLI prefix

Search by an ECLI prefix plus a quoted topic keyword.

Editable search bar query

eclikeyword

Query preview

Any: Full Text contains "Privacy"

Boolean + multi-topic

Use AND/OR to combine multiple quoted concepts.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

booleankeyword

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Fair Trial" AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Freedom of Expression" AND ECHR: Year equals 2018

Year range (RS)

Use “between” to set a range with a quoted topic.

Editable search bar query

year rangekeyword

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Tax Law" AND Rechtspraak: Year after 2012 AND Rechtspraak: Year before 2014

Keyword + state

Quote a human rights phrase and combine it with a respondent state.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

keywordrespondent state

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Right to Life" AND ECHR: Respondent State is Germany AND ECHR: Year equals 2010

Keyword only

Pure keyword search works when it is wrapped in quotes.

Editable search bar query

keyword

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Asylum Seeker" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2019

Keyword + range

Combine a quoted phrase with a date range and a state.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

keyworddate rangerespondent state

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Inhuman Treatment" AND ECHR: Respondent State is Turkey AND ECHR: Year after 2014 AND ECHR: Year before 2016

Boolean keyword

Use AND between two quoted phrases.

Editable search bar query

keywordboolean

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Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Contract Breach" AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Damages" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2018

Article + keyword

Combine an article filter with a quoted phrase.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

articlekeyword

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Article Violated is 6 AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Fair Trial" AND ECHR: Year equals 2016

Public law keyword

Search for public law topics with quoted phrases.

Editable search bar query

keywordyear

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Freedom of Information" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2021

Multiple keywords

Multiple quoted phrases are parsed as separate keywords.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

keywordboolean

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Family Life" AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Privacy" AND ECHR: Year equals 2020

Property keyword

Use a quoted property-related phrase.

Editable search bar query

keyword

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Eminent Domain" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2017

Single keyword

Simple quoted phrases are parsed as keywords.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

keywordyear

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Freedom of Expression" AND ECHR: Year equals 2019

Family law keyword

Quoted phrases map to keyword filters.

Editable search bar query

keywordyear

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Full Text contains "Child Custody" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2013

Language + judgment date

Use ISO‑3 language codes and an exact judgment date.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

languagejudgment date

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Language is ENG AND ECHR: Judgment Date Start equals 2020-05-01

Decision date bound

Filter by decision date before a specific day.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

decision daterespondent state

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Decision Date End before 2019-06-01 AND ECHR: Respondent State is France

Selected law

Target a specific BWBX law identifier in Rechtspraak.

Editable search bar query

selected lawsyear

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Selected Laws equals BWBX1234|56 AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2020

Rechtspraak articles

Filter by legal provisions using the Articles field.

Editable search bar query

articlesyear

Query preview

Any: Data Source is RS AND Rechtspraak: Articles contains "BWBR0001830" AND Rechtspraak: Year equals 2018

Title + exact date range

Use Title with explicit date start/end for exact ranges.

MIXED

Editable search bar query

titledate startdate end

Query preview

Any: Title contains "freedom of expression" AND Any: Date Start equals 2019-01-01 AND Any: Date End equals 2019-12-31

Multiple keywords (AND)

Combine multiple keyword phrases with AND logic.

ECHR

Editable search bar query

keywordboolean

Query preview

Any: Data Source is ECHR AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Right to Life" AND ECHR: Full Text contains "Fair Trial" AND ECHR: Year equals 2019

Query builder examples

ECHR Article Violations

Combine multiple ECHR-specific filters and a global year rule.

ECHR

articlerespondent stateyear

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "article_violated",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "3",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      },
      {
        "field": "respondent_state",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "TUR",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      },
      {
        "field": "year",
        "operator": "after",
        "value": "2014",
        "sourceScope": "ANY"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

ECHR: Article Violated is 3 AND ECHR: Respondent State is Turkey AND Any: Year after 2014

Rechtspraak domains

Use an OR subgroup to search across multiple domains.

domaininstancegrouping

Query Builder

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of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "instance",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "Hoge Raad",
        "sourceScope": "RS"
      }
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "op": "OR",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "domain",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Intellectueel-eigendomsrecht",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          },
          {
            "field": "domain",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Civiel recht",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

Rechtspraak: Court Instance is Hoge Raad AND (Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Intellectueel-eigendomsrecht OR Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Civiel recht)

Mixed source query

Combine a title keyword with an ECLI prefix filter.

MIXED

titleecliany

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "title",
        "operator": "contains",
        "value": "privacy",
        "sourceScope": "ANY"
      },
      {
        "field": "ecli",
        "operator": "contains",
        "value": "ECLI:NL:HR",
        "sourceScope": "ANY"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

Any: Title contains "privacy" AND Any: ECLI contains "ECLI:NL:HR"

Mixed: ECHR article + RS domain

Search across both datasets with scoped rules.

MIXED

articledomainyear

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Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "OR",
    "rules": [],
    "groups": [
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "article_violated",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "5",
            "sourceScope": "ECHR"
          },
          {
            "field": "year",
            "operator": "after",
            "value": "2018",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "domain",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Bestuursrecht",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          },
          {
            "field": "year",
            "operator": "after",
            "value": "2018",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

(ECHR: Article Violated is 5 AND Any: Year after 2018) OR (Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Bestuursrecht AND Any: Year after 2018)

Mixed: respondent state + instance

Combine an ECHR respondent state with a Rechtspraak instance.

MIXED

respondent stateinstanceyear

Query Builder

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Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "OR",
    "rules": [],
    "groups": [
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "respondent_state",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "ITA",
            "sourceScope": "ECHR"
          },
          {
            "field": "year",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "2016",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "instance",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Raad van State",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          },
          {
            "field": "year",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "2016",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

(ECHR: Respondent State is Italy AND Any: Year equals 2016) OR (Rechtspraak: Court Instance is Raad van State AND Any: Year equals 2016)

Mixed: OR grouping by dataset

OR between ECHR article filter and Rechtspraak domain filter.

MIXED

groupingarticledomain

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Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "OR",
    "rules": [],
    "groups": [
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "article_applied",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "8",
            "sourceScope": "ECHR"
          },
          {
            "field": "year",
            "operator": "after",
            "value": "2012",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "domain",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Belastingrecht",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          },
          {
            "field": "year",
            "operator": "after",
            "value": "2012",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

(ECHR: Article Applied is 8 AND Any: Year after 2012) OR (Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Belastingrecht AND Any: Year after 2012)

Mixed: text + dataset filters

Use full text with dataset-specific filters side by side.

MIXED

textarticleinstance

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Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "OR",
    "rules": [],
    "groups": [
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "text",
            "operator": "contains",
            "value": "privacy",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          },
          {
            "field": "article_non_violated",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "8",
            "sourceScope": "ECHR"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "op": "AND",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "text",
            "operator": "contains",
            "value": "privacy",
            "sourceScope": "ANY"
          },
          {
            "field": "instance",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Hoge Raad",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

(Any: Full Text contains "privacy" AND ECHR: Article Non-Violated is 8) OR (Any: Full Text contains "privacy" AND Rechtspraak: Court Instance is Hoge Raad)

ECHR application numbers

Filter by a known application number and a respondent state.

ECHR

application numberrespondent state

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "application_number",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "23459/03",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      },
      {
        "field": "respondent_state",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "DEU",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

ECHR: Application Number is 23459/03 AND ECHR: Respondent State is Germany

Rechtspraak opinion type

Target a specific decision type and domain.

document typedomain

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "document_type",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "OPI",
        "sourceScope": "RS"
      },
      {
        "field": "domain",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "Belastingrecht",
        "sourceScope": "RS"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

Rechtspraak: Document Type is OPI AND Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Belastingrecht

NOT grouping

Exclude a domain with a NOT group while keeping a global year.

notgroupingyear

Query Builder

Match

of the following

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of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "year",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "2019",
        "sourceScope": "ANY"
      }
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "op": "NOT",
        "rules": [
          {
            "field": "domain",
            "operator": "equals",
            "value": "Personen- en familierecht",
            "sourceScope": "RS"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

Any: Year equals 2019 AND (NOT Rechtspraak: Legal Domain is Personen- en familierecht)

ECHR language + judgment date

Combine ISO‑3 language codes with an exact judgment date.

ECHR

languagejudgment date

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "language",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "ENG",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      },
      {
        "field": "date_judgment_start",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "2020-05-01",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

ECHR: Language is ENG AND ECHR: Judgment Date Start equals 2020-05-01

ECHR decision date range

Filter by decision date boundaries.

ECHR

decision daterange

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "date_decision_start",
        "operator": "after",
        "value": "2019-01-01",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      },
      {
        "field": "date_decision_end",
        "operator": "before",
        "value": "2019-12-31",
        "sourceScope": "ECHR"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

ECHR: Decision Date Start after 2019-01-01 AND ECHR: Decision Date End before 2019-12-31

Rechtspraak selected laws + articles

Combine selected law identifiers with legal provisions.

selected lawsarticles

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "selectedLaws",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "BWBX1234|56",
        "sourceScope": "RS"
      },
      {
        "field": "articles",
        "operator": "contains",
        "value": "BWBR0001830",
        "sourceScope": "RS"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

Rechtspraak: Selected Laws equals BWBX1234|56 AND Rechtspraak: Articles contains "BWBR0001830"

Exact date bounds

Use explicit start/end dates for precise ranges.

MIXED

date startdate end

Query Builder

Match

of the following

Query body JSON

{
  "queryBuilder": {
    "op": "AND",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "dateStart",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "2020-02-01",
        "sourceScope": "ANY"
      },
      {
        "field": "dateEnd",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "2020-03-15",
        "sourceScope": "ANY"
      }
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "sort": {
    "by": "date",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "pagination": {
    "pageSize": 10
  }
}

Query preview

Any: Date Start equals 2020-02-01 AND Any: Date End equals 2020-03-15