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The death in February of the man who abolished the death penalty inspired a national homage in France. Yet, Robert Badinter remains little known outside of the country.

RW Johnson reflects on the simply extraordinary life of holocaust survivor Robert Badinter, who passed away at 95.

For the past week the airwaves in France have eulogised Robert Badinter, a name unfamiliar to many outside the Republic. He was the Justice Minister under François Mitterrand and the man who oversaw the abolition of the death penalty in 1981. On Wednesday Emmanuel Macron presided over what was billed as a national act of

‘The nation owes him a lot,’ said president Emmanuel Macron

Robert Badinter, who died on February 9 aged 95, helped to abolish the death penalty in France four decades ago. The bloody aftermath of a prison siege in 1971 was his tipping point

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Robert Badinter, who has died aged 95, was the Minister of Justice who in 1981 secured the abolition of France’s death penalty – having campaigned for the reform since witnessing a criminal he had defended being guillotined nine years before.

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Wednesday leading a national tribute to former justice minister Robert Badinter, who played a pivotal role in abolishing the death penalty. Badinter's family say the far-right National Rally (RN) and the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) parties are persona non grata at the tribute – being held in Paris's Place Vendôme, home of the Justice Ministry for 300 years.While Marine Le Pen's RN agreed not to attend, the LFI said it was sendi...