Better Council of State Autor: Rafaël Jafferali

Better Belgian Council of State

Browser extension for optimized consultation of Belgian Council of State judgments.



Features

Full PDF.js Viewer

• Professional interface with complete toolbar (zoom, search, navigation, rotation, presentation mode)
• Annotation and highlighting: ability to highlight text and save annotated PDFs
• In-document search (Ctrl/Cmd+F)
• Thumbnails and bookmarks for quick navigation
• Print and download with advanced options

Automatic Reference Detection

• Smart extraction of the judgment date and applicant name from PDF content
• Bilingual display: toggle between French (C.E.) and Dutch (RvS) reference format
• Language preference saved to localStorage (independent from the displayed judgment)
• Formatted display:
• French: C.E., 6 mars 2015, n° 230.432, Mansour
• Dutch: RvS 25 november 2004, nr. 137.642, Ingrosso

Enhanced Copy with Page Number Citation

• Automatic page detection: identifies the PDF page where the copied passage begins
• Automatic formatting: text copied to clipboard will be formatted as "selected text" (C.E., 6 mars 2015, n° 230.432, Mansour, p. 3)
• HTML and plain text copy for maximum compatibility
• Dedicated button in top banner

Smart Download

• Automatic naming: CE 230.432.pdf or RvS 230.432.pdf (follows language toggle)
• Dedicated button in top banner
• Annotations included in the downloaded file

Usage

The extension will automatically activate on:
- https://www.raadvst-consetat.be/Arrets/*
- https://www.raadvst-consetat.be/Arresten/*

1. Open a judgment on the Council of State website (URL ending in .pdf)
2. View the PDF with all PDF.js viewer features
3. Toggle language using the FR/NL buttons on the right of the banner
4. Copy a passage: the complete reference with page number will be automatically added
5. Download: the file will have a standardized name

Banner Layout

[ Copy ] [ Save ] C.E., 6 mars 2015, n° 230.432, Mansour [ FR | NL ]


Treatment of personal data

No personal data whatsoever is treated by this extension.

Credits

• Author: Rafaël Jafferali
• PDF.js: Mozilla Foundation (Apache License 2.0)
• Vibe-coded with the help of Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic)

Release history

• 1.0.0 : first version