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FY2026 supplementary budget enacted

Japan's House of Councillors passes a 3.11 trillion yen ($19 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, marking its enactment as the budget was earlier approved by the House of Representatives.

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FY2026 supplementary budget enacted

Japan's House of Councillors passes a 3.11 trillion yen ($19 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, marking its enactment as the budget was earlier approved by the House of Representatives.

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Revised immigration control law enacted

Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi (far R) bows after the House of Councillors approved a bill to revise the immigration control law during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, marking enactment of the revised law to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners.

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Revised immigration control law enacted

Japan's House of Councillors approves a bill to revise the immigration control law during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, marking enactment of the revised law to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners.

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Revised immigration control law enacted

Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi bows after the House of Councillors approved a bill to revise the immigration control law during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, marking enactment of the revised law to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners.

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Revised immigration control law enacted

Japan's House of Councillors approves a bill to revise the immigration control law during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, marking enactment of the revised law to raise the maximum fee for residence status applications by foreigners.

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Law to establish National Intelligence Council enacted

Japan's House of Councillors approves a bill to establish a new National Intelligence Council during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, marking enactment of the law to create an entity to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats.

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Law to establish National Intelligence council enacted

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara bows after the House of Councillors approved a bill to establish a new National Intelligence Council during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, marking enactment of the law to create an entity to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats.

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Law to establish National Intelligence Council enacted

Japan's House of Councillors approves a bill to establish a new National Intelligence Council during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 27, 2026, marking enactment of the law to create an entity to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats. ==Kyodo

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Illustration of french Republican guard before the Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

The french flag on the Patheon, during the Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

French public people listening to the allocution of Emmanuel Macron, french president during the Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

A lot of people assist to the Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

The french flag on the Patheon, during the Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony To Honor Robert Badinter At The Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris, France on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Ceremony to honor Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Council, in Paris on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty. Robert Badinter, born in Paris on March 30, 1928, into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Bessarabia (now Moldova), witnessed his father's arrest in Lyon (central-eastern France) during World War II. He died in deportation in Poland. In addition to his fight against the death penalty, he worked to promote equal rights for homosexuals, strengthen victims' rights, and develop the rights of prisoners. Photo by Dominique Jacovides/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM