Robert Badinter
Former Minister of Justice of France
Robert Badinter was a French lawyer, politician, and author who enacted the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981, while serving as Minister of Justice under François Mitterrand. He also served in high-level appointed positions with... Wikipedia
Born: 1928, Paris, France
Died: February 9, 2024 (age 95 years), Paris, France
Children: Judith Badinter, Simon Marcel Badinter, and Benjamin Badinter
Spouse: Élisabeth Badinter (m. 1966–2024) and Anne Vernon (m. 1957–1965)
Parents: Charlotte Rosenberg and Simon Badinter
Education: Paris Law Faculty (1952), Columbia University (1949), University of Paris (1947), and more
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Robert Badinter was a French lawyer, politician, and author who enacted the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981, while serving as Minister of ...
Robert Badinter has been a long-time activist for the abolition of the death penalty. Born in 1928, he acted as defense lawyer in major death penalty causes ...
Feb 12, 2024 · Mr. Badinter served as France's Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1986, where he overcame public support for the death penalty and gained ...
Feb 19, 2024 · In France and abroad, Badinter is first and foremost known as the man who abolished the death penalty in 1981. There had been talk of abolishing ...
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Feb 9, 2024 · He spent decades as an esteemed defense lawyer but was best known as the justice minister who enacted a 1981 law abolishing capital ...
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Horrified by the guillotine execution of one of his clients in 1972, Robert Badinter dedicated his life to the abolition of the death penalty. Here, he recounts ...
Feb 19, 2024 · Robert Badinter (March 30, 1928 – February 9, 2024) was a French lawyer, politician, and author. Best-known for the abolition of the death ...
Robert Badinter (/ʁɔbɛʁ badɛ̃tɛʁ/), né le 30 mars 1928 à Paris et mort le 9 février 2024 dans la même ville, est un homme politique, juriste et essayiste ...