Dalloz is a
French publisher that specializes in legal matters and is France's main legal publisher. It was founded by
Désiré Dalloz
Désiré Dalloz (12 August 1795 – 12 January 1869) was a French jurist, politician and publisher.
Life
Born in Septmoncel, Jura, he pursued the profession of an advocate. He was admitted to the bar of the Cour royale in 1817, and practiced l ...
and his brother
Armand
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*Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer
*Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer
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in 1845. Dalloz was acquired by
Groupe de La Cite
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Air and aviation groups
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in 1989. CEP acquired almost complete control of Groupe de La Cite in 1995.
Havas
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acquired full ownership of CEP in 1997 and In 1998, Havas was acquired by the company that became
Vivendi
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. Presses de la Cité became part of
Vivendi Universal Publishing
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(VUP), which in 2002 was sold to
Hachette Group
Hachette () is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette ...
. In 2011, Dalloz's turnover amounted to 51,256,788 euros, rising steadily since the creation of the company (except during the war years).
Among other collections (Precis dalloz...), Dalloz is known for its encyclopedia of law that covers different branches of law: civil law,
business law,
international law
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,
criminal law
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,
European law
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, etc. Dalloz has published commentary, cases and legislation in a series of bulletins referred to generally as ''Recueil Dalloz''.
Reprint from Schmidt Periodicals GmbH
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* ''Recueil Dalloz'' (1945–1964);
* ''Recueil Dalloz Sirey de doctrine, de jurisprudence et de législation'' (1965–1996);
* ''Recueil Dalloz'' (1997–1999);
* ''Recueil le Dalloz'' (1999–) Published weekly.
Some topics are now only available online.
See also
*Law of France
The Law of France refers to the legal system in the French Republic, which is a civil law legal system primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with case law also playing an important role. The most influential of the French legal codes is t ...
References
External links
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Official site
Publishing companies of France
Publishing companies established in 1845
Companies established in 1845
Encyclopedias of law
Law of France
Legal literature
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