UB Law

The UB Law is a reference library with restricted lending. Only employees of the Faculty of Law and postgraduate students with a personally assigned long-term study space receive the authorization to borrow titles from the UB Law collection.

Study Spaces

• There are around 500 study spaces, whereof 2 with PC/screen (see devices).
• UZH members can book study spaces on the 5th and 6th floor online viabooked-UB.
• Non-UZH members can book study spaces on the 5th and 6th floor online via booked-UB external users.
• Study spaces on floors 1-4 can be used without prior reservation.
• Vacant study spaces can be used at any time, but reservations take priority.

Long-term Study Spaces

• There are about 70 long-term study spaces on the 7th floor.
• Eligible for a long-term study space are:
  • Doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in law with a valid certificate
  • Visiting researchers in law
  • Lawyer candidates
• Long-term study spaces can be applied for using the Antrag Langzeitarbeitsplatz form.

Group Study Rooms

• 3 group study room for max. 4 people. Details see Group Study Rooms.
• 1 online meeting room for max. 2 people. Details see Group Study Rooms.

Devices

• 2 PC workstations
• Book scanner
• Printer ( UZH Print Plus instructions)
• Printer with coin slot

Lockers

• 400 lockers
• 488 long-term lockers (CHF 20.00, 6 months loan)

Additional Services

• Relax / conversation zone

In 20 Minutes through the UB Law

Do you want to get to know the location and its services in an uncomplicated way? We offer a short guided tour for new users, in which we explain everything you might need for your everyday library life: From booking a study space to operating the copy machines to research options, everything is included. Please register by e-mail with a desired date and time and indicate to which target group you belong (students, assistants, doctoral students, external users).

Virtual Tour

Explore the UB Law in 3D: Virtual tour

Fit für die Bibliothek / Fit fürs Jus-Studium

First-semester students can register for a library orientation (in German) on our events page. There are dates in September and October available.

The UB Law has been an attraction for people interested in architecture and visitors from all over the world since its opening in 2004. It can be visited by individuals and smaller groups (up to 5 people) during opening hours without prior registration. Visits from larger groups (from 6 to max. 16 people) are possible only after prior registration and appointment. Contact person: lic iur. Maryam Soliman E-Mail.

All visitors to the library are kindly asked to to be quiet while in the library. Photography without flash for private purposes is allowed on the first floor.

The collection includes approximately 230'000 books and 600 subscribed periodicals and series. The field of collection includes mainly the national law, the law of neighboring countries (Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein) as well as the Anglo-American legal systems (USA, Great Britain). Publications on Swiss law are acquired as completely as possible. A separate study library, called BASIS, covers the needs of law students for current study literature.
Information on the special holdings of the UB Law (in German)