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For Law of Haiti, many legal documents are available in the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) for Haiti in the Law Digital Collection. As explained on the Haitian Law Digital Collection page in the Digital Library of the Caribbean, the collection "includes historic through current Haitian law documents and related international documents.
In 1957, François Duvalier, known as "Papa Doc", became president of Haiti, ushering in a period of human rights abuses.An estimated 30,000–60,000 people [11] were killed in the 30 years Haiti was under the rule of Duvalier and his son and successor Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc".
Constitution Monument in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. A total of 22 constitutions have been promulgated throughout Haiti's history, [1] before the first constitution, a colonial constitution was promulgated under the short-lived government of then-Governor-General in 1801 Toussaint Louverture, who had become one of the leaders of the revolutionary forces in the Haitian Revolution.
The Supreme Court of Haiti (French: Cour de Cassation, pronounced [kuʁ də kasɑsjɔ̃] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Lakou kasasyon an Ayiti) is the highest court in the Haitian legal system. The Supreme Court building is located in Port-au-Prince.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; Liévano–Brutus treaty; Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration; London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
The mission of the National Archives of Haiti is to collect several types of documents including vital records, and financial, legal or administrative documents created by the Haitian government. [5] The purpose of this is to create transparency in the view of the Haitian government and to inspire confidence in the rights of the government. [5]
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The American Constitution provides a system of checks and balances in which all three of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches can override the other and be overruled by others. In the Haitian Constitution of 1843, the President could not enact any legislation without the countersign of the Proper Minister of the Haitian legislature.