The Recueil Dalloz, nicknamed Le Dalloz or Le Recueil and known by various names throughout history, is a French legal journal. It was created in 1824 by Désiré Dalloz and his brother Armand as a continuation of the weekly Sirey law review that started in 1791.[1][2][3]

It is regarded as an influential law journal in France.[4][5][6][7] In French legal literature, the journal is simply abbreviated with the letter "D.". It is the only legal review and non-governmental publication (i.e. except concepts like "statute", "decree" or "ordinance") abbreviated with a single letter in France.[8]

It published weekly short articles only, but the annual total of pages is particularly voluminous and may be the most voluminous one among French legal reviews.[9] It is a generalist law review that publishes court cases commentaries, news and substantial research.[10]

Due to its success, the publishing house Dalloz was created in 1845. In 2024, to mark the journal's bicentennial, an anthology was published as a book.[6]

Through history, it has been called:[11]

  • 1791-1824: Journal des audiences de la Cour de cassation ou Recueil des principaux arrêts rendus par cette cour en matière civile et mixte.
  • 1825-1902: Jurisprudence générale en matière civile, commerciale, criminelle.
  • 1903-1923: Dalloz Jurisprudence générale.
  • 1924-1944: Idem, and Dalloz Recueil hebdomadaire de jurisprudence en matière civile, commerciale, administrative et de droit public
  • 1945-1955: Recueil Dalloz analytique et critique de doctrine, de jurisprudence et de législation.
  • 1955-1956: Recueil Dalloz et Recueil Sirey
  • 1956-1964: Recueil Dalloz de doctrine, de jurisprudence et de législation
  • 1965-1996: Recueil Dalloz Sirey de doctrine, de jurisprudence et de législation.
  • 1997-1999: Recueil Dalloz de doctrine, de jurisprudence et de législation.
  • Since 1999: Recueil Dalloz

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