by Robert Badinter · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782213607061
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«L'Abolition» is Robert Badinter's historical and personal essay, published by Fayard in paperback (326 pages, in French).
Account of Robert Badinter's fight against the death penalty: it begins with the execution of Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems in 1972 and culminates with the vote for abolition in France in 1981. It recalls how it spread to numerous countries and warns that executions in the United States, China, Iran and elsewhere prove that the fight is still ongoing.
Originally published in 2000, it includes bibliographic references and an index; in 2008 it was nominated for the French-American Foundation Translation Prize.
For readers interested in the history of France, human rights and the debate on the death penalty.
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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.
