Robert Badinter, the previous lawyer and justice minister who persuaded France to surrender the guillotine, might be laid to relaxation within the Panthéon on October 9, the anniversary of the 1981 abolition of the dying penalty. As he enters the Paris mausoleum to the heros of the French Republic, his legacy continues to encourage the worldwide combat in opposition to capital punishment.
Robert Badinter and the dying penalty: How one lawyer modified French justice
By Emily Turner
