diff --git a/public/js/docs-app.js b/public/js/docs-app.js
index 0411a0d8..9aa6b098 100644
--- a/public/js/docs-app.js
+++ b/public/js/docs-app.js
@@ -3,6 +3,192 @@ let currentDocument = null;
 let documentCards = null;
 let currentLanguage = 'en'; // Default language
 
+// UI translations for full page i18n
+const UI_TRANSLATIONS = {
+  en: {
+    pageTitle: 'Framework Documentation',
+    pageSubtitle: 'Technical specifications, guides, and reference materials',
+    documentsHeading: 'Documents',
+    searchButton: 'Search',
+    backToDocuments: 'Back to Documents',
+    selectDocument: 'Select a Document',
+    selectDocumentDesc: 'Choose a document from the sidebar to begin reading',
+    loadingDocument: 'Loading document...',
+    errorLoadingDoc: 'Error loading document',
+    tableOfContents: 'Table of Contents',
+    downloadPdf: 'Download PDF',
+    github: 'GitHub',
+    publicRepository: 'Public Repository',
+    publicRepositoryDesc: 'Source code, examples & contributions',
+    readmeQuickStart: 'README & Quick Start',
+    readmeQuickStartDesc: 'Installation and getting started guide',
+    categories: {
+      'getting-started': 'Getting Started',
+      'resources': 'Resources',
+      'research-theory': 'Research & Theory',
+      'technical-reference': 'Technical Reference',
+      'advanced-topics': 'Advanced Topics',
+      'business-leadership': 'Business & Leadership'
+    }
+  },
+  de: {
+    pageTitle: 'Framework-Dokumentation',
+    pageSubtitle: 'Technische Spezifikationen, Leitfäden und Referenzmaterialien',
+    documentsHeading: 'Dokumente',
+    searchButton: 'Suchen',
+    backToDocuments: 'Zurück zu Dokumenten',
+    selectDocument: 'Dokument auswählen',
+    selectDocumentDesc: 'Wählen Sie ein Dokument aus der Seitenleiste, um mit dem Lesen zu beginnen',
+    loadingDocument: 'Dokument wird geladen...',
+    errorLoadingDoc: 'Fehler beim Laden des Dokuments',
+    tableOfContents: 'Inhaltsverzeichnis',
+    downloadPdf: 'PDF herunterladen',
+    github: 'GitHub',
+    publicRepository: 'Öffentliches Repository',
+    publicRepositoryDesc: 'Quellcode, Beispiele und Beiträge',
+    readmeQuickStart: 'README & Schnellstart',
+    readmeQuickStartDesc: 'Installation und Einstiegsanleitung',
+    categories: {
+      'getting-started': 'Erste Schritte',
+      'resources': 'Ressourcen',
+      'research-theory': 'Forschung & Theorie',
+      'technical-reference': 'Technische Referenz',
+      'advanced-topics': 'Fortgeschrittene Themen',
+      'business-leadership': 'Business & Führung'
+    }
+  },
+  fr: {
+    pageTitle: 'Documentation du Framework',
+    pageSubtitle: 'Spécifications techniques, guides et matériels de référence',
+    documentsHeading: 'Documents',
+    searchButton: 'Rechercher',
+    backToDocuments: 'Retour aux documents',
+    selectDocument: 'Sélectionner un document',
+    selectDocumentDesc: 'Choisissez un document dans la barre latérale pour commencer la lecture',
+    loadingDocument: 'Chargement du document...',
+    errorLoadingDoc: 'Erreur lors du chargement du document',
+    tableOfContents: 'Table des matières',
+    downloadPdf: 'Télécharger PDF',
+    github: 'GitHub',
+    publicRepository: 'Dépôt public',
+    publicRepositoryDesc: 'Code source, exemples et contributions',
+    readmeQuickStart: 'README & Démarrage rapide',
+    readmeQuickStartDesc: 'Guide d\'installation et de démarrage',
+    categories: {
+      'getting-started': 'Premiers pas',
+      'resources': 'Ressources',
+      'research-theory': 'Recherche & Théorie',
+      'technical-reference': 'Référence technique',
+      'advanced-topics': 'Sujets avancés',
+      'business-leadership': 'Business & Leadership'
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// Get current UI translations
+function getUITranslations(lang = currentLanguage) {
+  return UI_TRANSLATIONS[lang] || UI_TRANSLATIONS.en;
+}
+
+// Update all page UI elements with current language translations
+function updatePageUI(lang = currentLanguage) {
+  const t = getUITranslations(lang);
+
+  // Update page header
+  const pageTitle = document.querySelector('h1');
+  if (pageTitle && pageTitle.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.pageTitle ||
+      pageTitle.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.pageTitle ||
+      pageTitle.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.pageTitle) {
+    pageTitle.textContent = t.pageTitle;
+  }
+
+  const pageSubtitle = document.querySelector('.text-gray-600.mt-2');
+  if (pageSubtitle && (pageSubtitle.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.pageSubtitle ||
+      pageSubtitle.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.pageSubtitle ||
+      pageSubtitle.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.pageSubtitle)) {
+    pageSubtitle.textContent = t.pageSubtitle;
+  }
+
+  // Update search button
+  const searchBtn = document.querySelector('#open-search-modal-btn span');
+  if (searchBtn) {
+    searchBtn.textContent = t.searchButton;
+  }
+
+  // Update sidebar Documents heading
+  const docsHeading = document.querySelector('aside h3');
+  if (docsHeading && (docsHeading.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.documentsHeading ||
+      docsHeading.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.documentsHeading ||
+      docsHeading.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.documentsHeading)) {
+    docsHeading.textContent = t.documentsHeading;
+  }
+
+  // Update GitHub section heading
+  const githubHeadings = document.querySelectorAll('aside h3');
+  githubHeadings.forEach(heading => {
+    if (heading.textContent.trim() === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.github ||
+        heading.textContent.trim() === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.github ||
+        heading.textContent.trim() === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.github) {
+      // Keep the SVG icon, just update text
+      const textNode = Array.from(heading.childNodes).find(node => node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE);
+      if (textNode) {
+        textNode.textContent = t.github;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Update GitHub links
+  const githubLinks = document.querySelectorAll('aside a[href*="github.com"]');
+  githubLinks.forEach(link => {
+    const titleDiv = link.querySelector('.text-sm.font-medium');
+    const descDiv = link.querySelector('.text-xs.text-gray-500');
+
+    if (titleDiv) {
+      if (titleDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.publicRepository ||
+          titleDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.publicRepository ||
+          titleDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.publicRepository) {
+        titleDiv.textContent = t.publicRepository;
+      } else if (titleDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.readmeQuickStart ||
+                 titleDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.readmeQuickStart ||
+                 titleDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.readmeQuickStart) {
+        titleDiv.textContent = t.readmeQuickStart;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (descDiv) {
+      if (descDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.publicRepositoryDesc ||
+          descDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.publicRepositoryDesc ||
+          descDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.publicRepositoryDesc) {
+        descDiv.textContent = t.publicRepositoryDesc;
+      } else if (descDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.en.readmeQuickStartDesc ||
+                 descDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.de.readmeQuickStartDesc ||
+                 descDiv.textContent === UI_TRANSLATIONS.fr.readmeQuickStartDesc) {
+        descDiv.textContent = t.readmeQuickStartDesc;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Update Back to Documents button
+  const backBtn = document.querySelector('#back-to-docs-btn span');
+  if (backBtn) {
+    backBtn.textContent = t.backToDocuments;
+  }
+
+  // Update Select Document placeholder (if visible)
+  const selectDocHeading = document.getElementById('select-document-heading');
+  if (selectDocHeading) {
+    selectDocHeading.textContent = t.selectDocument;
+  }
+
+  const selectDocDesc = document.getElementById('select-document-desc');
+  if (selectDocDesc) {
+    selectDocDesc.textContent = t.selectDocumentDesc;
+  }
+
+  // Update page title tag
+  document.title = `${t.pageTitle} | Tractatus AI Safety`;
+}
+
 // Initialize card-based viewer
 if (typeof DocumentCards !== 'undefined') {
   documentCards = new DocumentCards('document-content');
@@ -65,7 +251,6 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
 // Document categorization - Final 5 categories (curated for public docs)
 const CATEGORIES = {
   'getting-started': {
-    label: '📚 Getting Started',
     icon: '📚',
     description: 'Introduction, core concepts, and glossary',
     order: 1,
@@ -76,7 +261,6 @@ const CATEGORIES = {
     collapsed: false
   },
   'resources': {
-    label: '📖 Resources',
     icon: '📖',
     description: 'Implementation guides and reference materials',
     order: 2,
@@ -87,7 +271,6 @@ const CATEGORIES = {
     collapsed: false
   },
   'research-theory': {
-    label: '🔬 Research & Theory',
     icon: '🔬',
     description: 'Research papers, case studies, theoretical foundations',
     order: 3,
@@ -98,7 +281,6 @@ const CATEGORIES = {
     collapsed: true
   },
   'technical-reference': {
-    label: '🔌 Technical Reference',
     icon: '🔌',
     description: 'API documentation, code examples, architecture',
     order: 4,
@@ -109,7 +291,6 @@ const CATEGORIES = {
     collapsed: true
   },
   'advanced-topics': {
-    label: '🎓 Advanced Topics',
     icon: '🎓',
     description: 'Value pluralism, organizational theory, advanced concepts',
     order: 5,
@@ -120,7 +301,6 @@ const CATEGORIES = {
     collapsed: true
   },
   'business-leadership': {
-    label: '💼 Business & Leadership',
     icon: '💼',
     description: 'Business cases, ROI analysis, executive briefs',
     order: 6,
@@ -188,6 +368,12 @@ function groupDocuments(docs) {
 function renderDocLink(doc, isHighlighted = false) {
   const highlightClass = isHighlighted ? 'text-blue-700 bg-blue-50 border border-blue-200' : '';
 
+  // Get translated title if available and language is not English
+  let displayTitle = doc.title;
+  if (currentLanguage !== 'en' && doc.translations && doc.translations[currentLanguage]) {
+    displayTitle = doc.translations[currentLanguage].title || doc.title;
+  }
+
   // Determine if PDF download is available and get PDF path
   // First check if document has explicit download_formats.pdf
   let pdfPath = null;
@@ -213,7 +399,7 @@ function renderDocLink(doc, isHighlighted = false) {
     <div class="relative mb-1">
       <button class="doc-link w-full text-left px-3 py-2 ${paddingClass} rounded text-sm hover:bg-blue-50 transition ${highlightClass}"
               data-slug="${doc.slug}">
-        <div class="font-medium text-gray-900">${doc.title}</div>
+        <div class="font-medium text-gray-900">${displayTitle}</div>
       </button>
       ${hasPDF ? `
         <a href="${pdfPath}"
@@ -253,11 +439,14 @@ async function loadDocuments() {
     const sortedCategories = Object.entries(CATEGORIES)
       .sort((a, b) => a[1].order - b[1].order);
 
+    const t = getUITranslations(currentLanguage);
+
     sortedCategories.forEach(([categoryId, category]) => {
       const docs = grouped[categoryId] || [];
       if (docs.length === 0) return;
 
       const isCollapsed = category.collapsed || false;
+      const categoryLabel = t.categories[categoryId] || categoryId;
 
       // Category header
       html += `
@@ -267,7 +456,7 @@ async function loadDocuments() {
                   data-collapsed="${isCollapsed}">
             <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
               <span class="category-icon">${category.icon}</span>
-              <span>${category.label.replace(category.icon, '').trim()}</span>
+              <span>${categoryLabel}</span>
             </span>
             <svg class="category-arrow w-5 h-5 transition-transform" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
               <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7"/>
@@ -420,6 +609,8 @@ async function loadDocument(slug, lang = null) {
   try {
     isLoading = true;
 
+    const t = getUITranslations(language);
+
     // Show loading state
     const contentEl = document.getElementById('document-content');
     contentEl.innerHTML = `
@@ -428,7 +619,7 @@ async function loadDocument(slug, lang = null) {
           <circle class="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4"></circle>
           <path class="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4zm2 5.291A7.962 7.962 0 014 12H0c0 3.042 1.135 5.824 3 7.938l3-2.647z"></path>
         </svg>
-        <p class="text-gray-600">Loading document...</p>
+        <p class="text-gray-600">${t.loadingDocument}</p>
       </div>
     `;
 
@@ -566,12 +757,13 @@ async function loadDocument(slug, lang = null) {
 
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error loading document:', error);
+    const t = getUITranslations(currentLanguage);
     document.getElementById('document-content').innerHTML = `
       <div class="text-center py-12">
         <svg class="h-12 w-12 text-red-400 mx-auto mb-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
           <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M12 8v4m0 4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z"/>
         </svg>
-        <h3 class="text-lg font-medium text-gray-900 mb-2">Error loading document</h3>
+        <h3 class="text-lg font-medium text-gray-900 mb-2">${t.errorLoadingDoc}</h3>
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-600">${error.message}</p>
       </div>
     `;
@@ -641,7 +833,7 @@ function closeToCModal() {
 // Initialize
 loadDocuments();
 
-// Initialize language selector
+// Initialize language selector and detect initial language
 (function initLanguageSelector() {
   const selector = document.getElementById('language-selector');
   if (!selector) return;
@@ -651,8 +843,11 @@ loadDocuments();
   selector.value = initialLang;
   currentLanguage = initialLang;
 
+  // Update page UI with initial language
+  updatePageUI(initialLang);
+
   // Handle language change
-  selector.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+  selector.addEventListener('change', async (e) => {
     const newLang = e.target.value;
 
     // Save to localStorage
@@ -661,16 +856,16 @@ loadDocuments();
     // Update current language
     currentLanguage = newLang;
 
-    // Reload current document in new language
-    if (currentDocument) {
-      loadDocument(currentDocument.slug, newLang);
-    } else {
-      // If no document loaded yet, just update URL
-      const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-      const currentDoc = urlParams.get('doc');
-      if (currentDoc) {
-        loadDocument(currentDoc, newLang);
-      }
+    // Update all page UI elements
+    updatePageUI(newLang);
+
+    // Reload document list to show translated category labels and document titles
+    const currentSlug = currentDocument ? currentDocument.slug : null;
+    await loadDocuments();
+
+    // If a document was loaded, reload it in the new language
+    if (currentSlug) {
+      loadDocument(currentSlug, newLang);
     }
   });
 })();