domdb

Tools translating Danish judicial verdicts to bibtex, for use in LaTeX or typst.

Features

• Download Danish judicial verdicts from domsdatabasen.dk
• Convert JSON verdict data to BibTeX format

Installation

uv pip install https://github.com/evidlabel/domdb.git
domdb -h

Note: To use this tool, you must obtain a username and password from Domsdatabasen to access the domsdatabasen.dk API.

Usage

Download Verdicts

The download command downloads the latest verdicts into the local verdicts storage.

domdb download

Note that each verdict contains the full pdf, which is why download only adds the latest and doesn't rerun a full download.

Note that you need to apply for API access in order to use domdb.

JSON to BibTeX

# Basic conversion
domdb output bib

# With custom paths and limit
domdb output bib -d ./cases -o ./references.bib -n 100

Using the db using typst

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evidlabel/domdb/master/resources/cases.bib  -O cases.bib
echo "Citing all verdicts:
#bibliography(\"cases.bib\",full:true)" > all.typ
typst compile all.typ

Configuration

1. Set environment variables:

export DOMDB_USER_ID="your_user_id"
export DOMDB_PASSWORD="your_password"

2. Default cases directory: ~/domdatabasen/cases
   • Override with -d/--directory flag

Development

Run tests:

uv run pytest --cov=domdb

Serve documentation locally:

uv run mkdocs serve

License

MIT License

Disclaimer

domdb is a tool for converting a publicly available Danish database of verdicts into BibTeX format for use in LaTeX or typst. It does not provide legal advice or interpret legal content.

The tool processes and represents data from domsdatabasen.dk which is a public source, without modification to the original content, other than for the purposes of correct rendering in LaTeX.

Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy and applicability of the data for their purposes.

domdb does not publish the content of the verdicts because they may be subject to modification, in particular through updated pseudonymization. If you need the content of the verdicts, apply for API access.