Désiré Dalloz was a French

France

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 jurist

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, politician and publisher.

Born in Septmoncel

Septmoncel

Septmoncel is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 658.The estimate for 2004 was 649.-References:*...

, Jura, he pursued the profession of an advocate. He was admitted to the bar

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 of the Cour royale in 1817, and practiced law before the French high courts from 1823 to 1836. His oral argument

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s were reproduced in legal journals such as Moniteur

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and Gazette des tribunaux. Dalloz represented the département of Jura in Parliament from 1837 to 1848, supporting the House of Orléans

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. He died in Paris

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 after having suffered from paralysis

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 for twenty years.

His principal contribution to French law is the advancement of the study of judicial decisions. Dalloz headed a journal dedicated to that purpose, the Jurisprudence du royaume. Recueil periodique et critique. In 1832 he published the Répertoire de jurisprudence générale du royaume, an index, summary and reference of all contemporary judicial decisions; an expanded and updated version was published from 1845 to 1870. Together with his brother Armand, he founded the legal publishing house Dalloz

Dalloz

Dalloz is a French publisher specialized in legal matters.The company was founded in 1845 by Désiré Dalloz, and notably publishes the Recueil Dalloz.-External links:...

, which still publishes the Recueil Dalloz

Recueil Dalloz

The main French legal publisher Dalloz, founded by Désiré Dalloz and his brother Armand, has published commentary, cases and legislation in a series of bulletins referred to generally as Recueil Dalloz.* Recueil Dalloz ;...

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