The Recueil Dalloz, nicknamed Le Dalloz or Le Recueil and called diverse names throughout history, is a major 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.
It is regarded as a "landmark" law journal in France, a "common good" of French jurists and the must-read and a reference legal journal in France, whose contributors are considered to be part of the most important legal scholars in France. In French legal literature, the journal is simply abbreviated with the letter "D.", which French lawyers recognize as a reference to the Recueil Dalloz. 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.
It played a major role in building the French law of today.
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. It is a generalist law review that publishes court cases commentaries, news and substantial research.
Due to its success, the publishing house Dalloz was created in 1845 and became the most important legal publisher in France. In 2024, to mark the journal's bicentennial, an anthology was published as a book.
Through history, it has been called: