Robert Badinter
Robert Badinter (French: [badɛ̃tɛʁ]; born 30 March 1928) is a French criminal law lawyer, university professor, politician and activist of Jewish descent. He is against the death penalty, the abolition of which he successfully sponsored in Parliament in 1981. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he served as Minister of Justice and then President of the Constitutional Council under François Mitterrand.
Robert Badinter | |
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.jpg) Robert Badinter during a demonstration against the death penalty in Paris, on 3 February 2007 | |
| French Senator from Hauts-de-Seine | |
| In office 24 September 1995 – 25 September 2011 | |
| President of the Constitutional Council of France | |
| In office 19 February 1986 – March 1995 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Daniel Mayer |
| Succeeded by | Roland Dumas |
| French Minister of Justice | |
| In office 23 June 1981 – 19 February 1986 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
| Preceded by | Maurice Faure |
| Succeeded by | Michel Crépeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1928 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | French Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Élisabeth Badinter |
Other websites
- Official page of Robert Badinter in the French Senate
- (in French) La page de Robert Badinter sur le site du Sénat
- (in French) Vidéo: Robert Badinter Archived 2013-01-15 at Archive.today en 1976, il motive son engagement contre la peine de mort, une archive de la Télévision suisse romande
- (in French) UHB Rennes II Archived 2008-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Autour de l'oeuvre de Robert Badinter : Éthique et justice. Synergie des savoirs et des compétences et perspectives d'application en psychocriminologie. journées d'étude les 22 et 23 mai 2008 à l'université Rennes 2, sur le thème "Autour de l'œuvre de Robert Badinter : Éthique et justice.".]