Robert Badinter lived from March 30, 1928 to February 9, 2024 and was a French lawyer, politician and author who enacted the abolition of capital punishment in France in 1981 while serving as Minister of Justice under President Francois Mitterrand. He also served in high-level appointed positions with national and international bodies working for justice and the rule of law.
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RoleMinister of Justice of France, 1981 to 1986; President of the Constitutional Council of France, 1986 to 1995 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death6th arrondissement of Paris 2 Role
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Robert Badinter (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ badɛ̃tɛʁ]; 30 March 1928 – 9 February 2024) was a French lawyer, politician, and author who enacted the abolition of capital punishment in France in 1981, while serving as Minister of Justice under François Mitterrand.
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Robert Badinter (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ badɛ̃tɛʁ]; 30 March 1928 - 9 February 2024) was a French lawyer, politician, and author who enacted the abolition of capital punishment in France in 1981, while serving as Minister of Justice under François Mitterrand.
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His Bessarabian Jewish family had immigrated to France in 1921 to escape pogroms. During World War II, after the Nazi occupation of Paris, his family sought refuge in Lyon, then near Chambéry after his father was captured by the Gestapo in the 1943 Rue Sainte-Catherine Roundup.
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From March 1986 to March 1995, he was president of the French Constitutional Council.
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He was elected as president of the commission by the four other members, all presidents of constitutional courts in the European Community.
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was a French lawyer
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he was president of the French Constitutional Council
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P20 (place of death): 6th arrondissement of Paris
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