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A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 29 March 1987. [1] A new constitution had been drafted by a Constitutional Assembly elected the year before, and was reportedly approved by 99.8% of voters. [2]
On 2 November 1987, the National Electoral Council barred 12 presidential candidates because their support to the late Duvalier regime. Among the rejected candidates were Clovis Desinor (former Minister of Finance), Lieut. General Claude Raymond (former Chief of Staff), General Jean Baptiste Hilaire, Herve Boyer, Edouard Francisque and other ...
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.
Haiti accepts compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. There is a Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), assisted by local and civil courts at a communal level. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is in line to succeed the President in case of death or resignation, according to the 1987 Constitution of Haiti.
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry says his country’s constitution states that only he and his cabinet can appoint a council for the transition of power, Henry’s office told CNN exclusively ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... More of the free ... The current structure of Haiti's political system was set forth in the Constitution of Haiti on 29 March 1987.
“The Constitution and Haitian laws nowhere provide for this institution,” the communique said, adding that faced with the legal questions, the council of ministers wants to create a commission ...
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