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The death penalty is
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 97, Resident card no. 95
La peine de mort est :
The death penalty is
Answer. Abolished in France, and prohibited by the Constitution.
Abolie en France, et interdite par la Constitution.
The death penalty was abolished in 1981, on the initiative of Robert Badinter. Since 2007, the Constitution has prohibited sentencing anyone to death.
The official text that proves it
« La loi constitutionnelle du 23 février 2007 inscrit l’abolition de la peine de mort dans la Constitution de la Vème République de 1958 : l’article 66-1 affirme désormais clairement que "nul ne peut être condamné à la peine de mort". »
The constitutional law of February 23, 2007 writes the abolition of the death penalty into the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of 1958. Article 66-1 now clearly states that no one may be sentenced to death.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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