Show HN: OpenNorme – every law in Italy from 1861 in Git. One law per file

Category: other

Tags: legal-tech, scraper, git-as-database, rust, data-versioning

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

OpenNorme is a Rust tool that scrapes Italy's Normattiva API to track changes to Italian law since 1861, storing each law as a file in a Git branch to create a versioned history. It handles provisional act types (decreto-legge, etc.) with dedicated branches and PRs, and includes a TUI dashboard and CI integration.

Target audience: legal researchers, civic technologists, backend developers

Repository: https://github.com/dej611/italian-laws-history · Rust · MIT · 9 stars

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