Robert Badinter | |
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.jpg) Robert Badinter during a demonstration against the death penalty in Paris, on 3 February 2007 | |
| French Senator fromHauts-de-Seine | |
| In office 24 September 1995 – 25 September 2011 | |
| President of theConstitutional 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 | (1928-03-30)30 March 1928 (age 97) Paris,France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | French Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Élisabeth Badinter |
Robert Badinter (French: [badɛ̃tɛʁ]; born 30 March 1928) is aFrenchcriminal 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 theSocialist Party (PS), he served asMinister of Justice and then President of theConstitutional Council underFrançois Mitterrand.
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