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Robert Badinter
Robert Badinter 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. 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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Born 30 March 1928 · Died 9 February 2024 · Q336046
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 3 entries
Yahoo: Who is Robert Badinter, the late justice minister given France's highest honour?
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Le Monde.fr: 'Robert Badinter's induction into the Panthéon runs counter to a global trend against civil liberties'
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The Telegraph: Macron invites Ashwani Kumar to Robert Badinter’s Pantheonisation ceremony in Paris
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2024· 4 entries
Awarded National tribute in place Vendôme (2024).
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The Washington Post: Robert Badinter, who helped abolish death penalty in France, dies at 95
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San Diego Union-Tribune: Robert Badinter, who led France to end the death penalty and fought Holocaust denial, has died at 95
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Died 2024-02-09.
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2017· 1 entry
(after receiving parole in 2001, revoked in 2002)
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded honorary degree of HEC Paris (2015).
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2011· 2 entries
Won Masaryk University Gold Medal (2011).
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In which the IMF Managing Director was accused of rape and was arrested by the police in New York City, Robert Badinter reacted by saying to France Inter that he was outraged by the "media killing" and denounced the "fai
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel (2009).
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Badinter expressed dismay at the Pope's lifting of the excommunication of controversial English Catholic bishop Richard Williamson, who had expressed Holocaust denial and was illegally consecrated a bishop
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2001· 1 entry
Awarded Prix du livre politique for Abolition (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Femina essai for Abolition (2000).
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1998· 1 entry
When he greeted him as the "Champion of Human Rights", and again in 2008
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1995· 2 entries
Career landmark: chairperson (1995).
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Career landmark: Senator of the French Fifth Republic (1995–2011).
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1994· 1 entry
Career landmark: professor emeritus (1994).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Lysenko Prize (1992).
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1991· 2 entries
Badinter was appointed by the Council of Ministers of the European Community as a member of the Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia
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Career landmark: chairperson (1991).
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1989· 1 entry
Participated in an edition of the Antenne 2 talk show Apostrophes devoted to human rights, together with the 14th Dalai Lama
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Constitutional Council (1986–1995).
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1984· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Justice (1984–1986).
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Justice (1983–1984).
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1981· 3 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Justice (1981–1983).
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François Mitterrand, a self-professed opponent of the death penalty, was elected president and Badinter was appointed as Minister of Justice
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While serving as Minister of Justice under François Mitterrand
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: professor (1974–1994).
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: professor (1969–1974).
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1968· 1 entry
Career landmark: professor (1968–1969).
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1966· 1 entry
Career landmark: professor (1966–1966).
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1965· 2 entries
Badinter was appointed a professor at University of Sorbonne
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Along with Jean-Denis Bredin, he founded the law firm Badinter, Bredin et partenaires, (now Bredin Prat) where he practised law until 1981
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1959· 1 entry
Was hired by transgender cabaret star Coccinelle to help her legally change her gender
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1952· 1 entry
Studied at Paris Law Faculty, doctorate in France (1952).
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1944· 1 entry
Studied at school Vaugelas (1943–1944).
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1928· 1 entry
Born 1928-03-30.
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