Abolition of death penalty (1981)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:category Criminal law
Human rights law
1981 in France
1981 in law
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1981-10-09
gptkbp:effect Abolished capital punishment in France
gptkbp:historicalName Part of François Mitterrand's presidential campaign promises
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abolition of death penalty (1981)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Loi_n°81-908_du_9_octobre_1981_portant_abolition_de_la_peine_de_mort
gptkbp:parliament National Assembly: 363 for, 117 against
Senate: 160 for, 126 against
gptkbp:precededBy Last execution in France (1977)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:repealedBy Death penalty statutes in France
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:François_Mitterrand
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Robert_Badinter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_judicial_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5