Charles Lucas (lawyer)
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Charles Lucas, born in Saint-Brieuc
, on 9 May 1803 died in Paris
on 20 December 1889.
Charles Lucas was a French jurist and administrator, author of many books and articles on the abolition of the death penalty
, the theory of preventive detention, law enforcement and imprisonment, and finally the civilization of war.
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...
, on 9 May 1803 died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 20 December 1889.
Charles Lucas was a French jurist and administrator, author of many books and articles on the abolition of the death penalty
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
, the theory of preventive detention, law enforcement and imprisonment, and finally the civilization of war.