Journal du Palais

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The Journal du Palais was a significant legal publication in France, with Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin contributing to its extensive edition. This work, spanning numerous volumes from 1791 to 1837, was later supplemented by Ledru-Rollin with additional volumes and a general repertoire of French law.1

Ledru-Rollin, a lawyer and radical politician, used his legal expertise to defend republicans and later played a key role in the French Second Republic, advocating for universal male suffrage. The Journal du Palais served as a foundational text in French jurisprudence, reflecting the legal landscape of its time. The Parlement, a supreme court under the French ancien régime, also dealt with legal cases and the registration of royal edicts, influencing the development of French law.12

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Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin
…with his edition of the Journal du Palais, 27 vol. (1791–1837; “Journal of the Palace of Justice”), later (1837–47) to be supplemented by 17 volumes and by the Répertoire général de la jurisprudence française, 8 vol. (1843–48; “General Repertoire of French Law”).
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…with his edition of the Journal du Palais, 27 vol. (1791–1837; “Journal of the Palace of Justice”), later (1837–47) to be supplemented by 17 volumes and by the Répertoire général de la jurisprudence française, 8 vol. (1843–48; “General Repertoire of French Law”).
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