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license: cc-by-sa-4.0
task_categories:
- question-answering
- text-generation
- summarization
language:
- fr
tags:
- legal
pretty_name: Argimi French Jurisprudence
configs:
  - config_name: juri
    data_files: cass*
  - config_name: constit
    data_files: constit*
  - config_name: cetat
    data_files: jade*
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---


# The ArGiMi French Jurisprudence Dataset

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This dataset contains a comprehensive collection of French case law, sourced from the official archives of French jurisprudence. It is divided into three distinct subdivisions: Constitutional ("constit"), Administrative ("cetat"), and Judiciary ("juri").

This dataset was created for the **ArGiMi project**, an open-source initiative dedicated to promoting open data and knowledge sharing. The project is a collaborative effort between **Giskard, Mistral, INA, and BnF**, and is proudly sponsored by the **France 2030 program** of the French Government.

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## Dataset Subdivisions

### ⚖️ Constitutional (`constit`)

This subdivision contains the decisions of the **Constitutional Council**.

* **Producer**: Conseil constitutionnel
* **Description**: This dataset includes references to all decisions of the Constitutional Council since its establishment in 1958, with full-text versions available for many.
* **Content**:
    * **Norms Litigation**:
        * Constitutional decisions (DC) since 1958.
        * Priority questions of constitutionality (QPC) since 2010.
        * Control of laws (LP) for New Caledonia and French Polynesia since 1958.
        * Control of overseas laws (LOM) since 2007.
        * Declassifications of texts (L) since 1958.
        * Decisions of inadmissibility (FNR) since 1958.
    * **Electoral and Related Litigation**:
        * National Assembly (AN) decisions since 1993.
        * Senate decisions since 1993.
        * Presidential election decisions since 1993.
        * Referendum decisions since 1993.
        * Forfeiture (D) decisions since 1985.
        * Incompatibility (I) decisions since 1958.
    * **Other Decisions**:
        * Appointments and organizational decisions since 1997.
        * Decisions related to Article 16 since 1958.

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### 🏛️ Administrative (`cetat`)

This subdivision includes decisions from the **Council of State**, the **administrative courts of appeal**, and the **Jurisdictional Conflict Court**.

* **Description**:
    * **Council of State**:
        * The foundational "great rulings" of administrative law.
        * Decisions published in the official Lebon collection since 1965.
        * A selection of previously unpublished decisions from 1975-1986, with broader selection since 1986.
    * **Administrative Courts of Appeal (CAA)**:
        * A selection of rulings from each of the 8 courts, dating back to their respective creations (the oldest being 1989).
* **Data Nature**: Full-text decisions, supplemented with abstracts and summaries for those published in the Lebon collection.

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### ⚖️ Judiciary (`juri`)

This subdivision contains key rulings from the judicial branch, specifically the **Court of Cassation**.

* **Description**:
    * The "great rulings" of judicial case law.
    * Decisions from the Court of Cassation published in:
        * The Bulletin of the Civil Chambers since 1960.
        * The Bulletin of the Criminal Chamber since 1963.
* **Data Nature**: Full-text rulings complemented by titles and summaries drafted by the magistrates of the Court of Cassation.

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## Data Fields

Each record in the dataset is a JSON object with the following fields:

* **`id`** (`string`): A unique identifier for the decision.
* **`origin`** (`string`): The subdivision the decision belongs to (`constit`, `cetat`, or `juri`).
* **`url`** (`string`): The source URL of the decision.
* **`keywords`** (`string`): A string of keywords associated with the decision.
* **`nature`** (`string`, nullable): The specific nature of the decision. This field is only populated for records from the `constit` (Constitutional) subdivision.
* **`ecli`** (`string`): The European Case-Law Identifier, a standardized identifier for European court decisions.
* **`summary`** (`string`, nullable): A summary of the decision.
* **`content`** (`string`): The full text of the decision, which may include HTML tags.
* **`decision_date`** (`string`): The date the decision was rendered, in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
* **`jurisdiction`** (`string`): The court or jurisdiction that issued the decision.
* **`title`** (`string`): The title of the decision text.
* **`formation`** (`string`, nullable): The specific chamber or formation that made the ruling (e.g., Commercial Chamber, Criminal Chamber). This field is only populated for records from the `cass` (Judiciary) subdivision.
* **`applied_laws`** (`string`, nullable): Links or references to the legal texts applied in the decision. This field is only populated for records from the `cass` (Judiciary) subdivision.
* **`solution`** (`string`): The outcome of the decision (e.g., `Rejet` for dismissal, `Cassation` for quashing).

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## Data Sources

The data was originally provided in XML format by the [**DILA**](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/) (Direction de l'information légale et administrative), the French authority for legal and administrative information. All files were downloaded on **June 30, 2025**, and have been parsed into a unified JSON format for ease of use.
Each row contains a permanent URL link to the ruling webpage.

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## Data Anonymization

In compliance with the recommendation of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) of November 29, 2001, personal data concerning natural persons (parties and witnesses) have been pseudonymized.
In accordance with [legal provisions or recommendations](https://echanges.dila.gouv.fr/OPENDATA/AVERTISSEMENT-Donnees_a_caractere_personnel.pdf) from the French Data Protection Authority - CNIL, any reuse must not have the object or effect of re-identifying the persons concerned.