Show HN: Open Dataset of the Lebanese Law
Hey folks! I made it easier for builders to use the lebanese legislation through: a public DB, API, and MCP. The Lebanese University has an archive of all laws dating back to 1904 (legallaw.ul.edu.lb). People and AI can barely find it and navigate it. It also had outdated articles. Now, more people are using it. Builders for their startups, lawyers for their work, and students for their bar prep. I'm still trying to get it trusted by authorities. The database includes the edges between every law
Read original source
Source record
Recorded metrics
points · 2 votes
2026-10-28 01:15:21.964Z
cumulative since publication
Research analysis
What changed
Source account: Hey folks! I made it easier for builders to use the lebanese legislation through: a public DB, API, and MCP. The Lebanese University has an archive of all laws dating back to 1904 (legallaw.ul.edu.lb). People and AI can barely find it and navigate it. It also had outdated articles. Now, more people are using it. Builders for their startups, lawyers for their work, and students for their bar prep. I'm still trying to get it trusted by authorities. The database includes the edges between every law
Version & cost evidence
Source votes: 2 votes (Oct 28, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 2 (Oct 27, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Replicate” (Product Hunt, Nov 13, 2026); “Show HN: Autoresearch, but for Weight Space Programming” (Show HN, Nov 13, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
Who is affected
Identify the existing workflow this change affects before recommending an upgrade. Launch attention does not establish improvement; an API, pricing or availability change may instead create migration work.
Missing comparison points
Missing checks: old versus new behavior, affected plans and regions, availability date, compatibility, rollback path and cost under the same workload.
Migration check
Save the release or policy notice, run the same task on the old and new option, and compare outputs and the full bill. For retirement notices, verify the deadline before scheduling migration.