Robert Badinter

Robert Badinter
Badinter in 2013
Senator
In office
24 September 1995 – 30 September 2011
Preceded byFrançoise Seligmann
Succeeded byPhilippe Kaltenbach
ConstituencyHauts-de-Seine
President of the Constitutional Council
In office
4 March 1986 – 4 March 1995
Appointed byFrançois Mitterrand
Preceded byDaniel Mayer
Succeeded byRoland Dumas
Minister of Justice
In office
23 June 1981 – 19 February 1986
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Mauroy
Preceded byMaurice Faure
Succeeded byMichel Crépeau
Personal details
Born(1928-03-30)30 March 1928
Paris, France
Died9 February 2024(2024-02-09) (aged 95)
Paris, France[1]
Political partySocialist Party
SpouseÉlisabeth Badinter
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Paris (LLB)
Columbia University (MA)
OccupationLawyer, professor, politician, activist

Robert Badinter (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ badɛ̃tɛʁ]; 30 March 1928 – 9 February 2024) 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 national and international bodies working for justice and the rule of law.

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