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In addition to the advice services on our links page, the overview below provides access to official and recognised specialist portals for legal research. This list makes no claim to completeness and does not replace legal advice in an individual case.
General Legal and Case-Law Portals
Official full-text portal of all federal German statutes, provided by the BMJ and juris.
gesetze-im-internet.deFree legal portal with statutory texts and over two million German court decisions.
dejure.orgGermany's Federal Court of Justice, the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction.
bundesgerichtshof.deGermany's Federal Constitutional Court.
bundesverfassungsgericht.deOfficial Journal and legal database of the European Union.
eur-lex.europa.euDecisions and proceedings of the CJEU.
curia.europa.euCriminal Law
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office; crime statistics.
bka.deFederal Central Criminal Register, international legal assistance.
bundesjustizamt.deLegislative initiatives on criminal and criminal procedure law.
bmj.deBusiness, Corporate and Compliance Law
Merger control and competition law.
bundeskartellamt.deSupervision of banks, insurers and financial service providers.
bafin.deTrade mark, patent and design law.
dpma.deGermany's official commercial register.
handelsregister.deCentral repository for financial reporting and corporate data.
unternehmensregister.deOfficial publication platform, including for annual financial statements.
bundesanzeiger.deGermany's leading specialist platform for compliance topics.
dico-ev.deAnti-corruption work, studies and practical guidance.
transparency.deFinding Legal Representation
Umbrella organisation of the German bar associations.
brak.deGermany's largest voluntary lawyers' association.
anwaltverein.deOfficial lawyer directory for targeted searches.
anwaltauskunft.deThe same disclaimer for external links applies as on our links page. Interdetekt has no business relationship with any of the institutions listed above. All addresses were verified on 22 July 2026.