Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice, has died at the age of 83. He is best known for his role in the abolition of the death penalty in 1981.
He was also at the origin of the law abolishing the offense of homosexuality in 1982. Badinter will be remembered as a man who knew how to be charming and charming. He will also be remembered for his singular voice, sometimes grandiloquent, but always using a precise, balanced verb. He said: “We do not make history with memory alone. I have lived too much legal life not to know…”