Research infrastructure for the intersections of law and politics

LAWPOL pools together political and legal documents and revolutionizes their research. A group led by University of Turku will develop the research infrastructure for the intersections of law and politics based on LAWRADAR (lakitutka.fi) and FINPARL. LAWPOL includes the entire life cycle of legislation. It comprises of policy documents laying the groundwork for legal reform; documents by the legislator, stakeholders, and experts; parliamentary documents; national and international court cases; research literature; and political agendas and manifestos. New research tools expedite and enhance the research of these documents, promoting unprecedentedly broad research on the interrelations between law and politics. LAWPOL is valuable for multiple disciplines, particularly for research on the law-politics interface. The project also improves the general public's access to information – a fundamental right and cornerstone of democracy.