Domestic implementation of international criminal law
Republic of Haiti
Domestic Legislation | Judicial Decisions | Resources and Links
Crimes Crime of Aggression
No provision
Crimes Against Humanity
No provision.
The Republic of Haiti is in the process of adopting a new Criminal Code since 2014. Crimes against humanity are provided for under Articles 230-232 of the draft law of the new Criminal Code. Common provisions to crimes against humanity are included in Articles 233-240 of the Draft Criminal Code. [See full text of the avant-projet du nouveau Code pénal haïtien under the Resources and Links section below].Genocide
No provision.
The Republic of Haiti is in the process of adopting a new Criminal Code since 2014. Genocide is provided for under Articles 228 and 229 of the draft law of the new Criminal Code. Under article 229 genocide is considered a crime against humanity. Common provisions to crimes against humanity, including genocide, are included in Articles 233-240 of the Draft Criminal Code. [See full text of the avant-projet du nouveau Code pénal haïtien under the Resources and Links section below].War Crimes
No provision.
Related Documents:
Décret relatif au Comité International de la Croix-Rouge. (Decree relating to the International Committee of the Red Cross).
Journal officiel de la République d'Haïti, 160e année, No. 28, Port-au-Prince, 11 avril 2005. [FRA]
Statuts de la Croix-Rouge haïtienne (excerpts). (Statutes of the Haitian Red Cross). Mars 1954. [FRA]
Arrêté approuvant les nouveaux statuts de la Croix-Rouge haïtienne. (Presidential Decree on the Haitian Red Cross Society). 10 octobre 1953. [FRA]
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General comment regarding the legal effect of international treaties
Article 276-2 of the Constitution of Haiti (1987) provides:"Once international treaties or agreements are approved and ratified in the manner stipulated by the Constitution, they become part of the legislation of the country and abrogate any laws in conflict with them."
Haiti is a state party, inter alia, to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Haiti also adhered to the Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis. Signed at London, on 8 August 1945, which contains the Charter of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal as an annex and which came into force for Haiti on 3 November 1945.
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Republic of Haiti signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 26 February 1999. The Republic of Haiti is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the Internatational Criminal Court.
Arrêt rétablissant les accusations de crimes contre l'humanité à l'encontre de Jean-Claude Duvalier et « consorts ». Cour d'appel de Port au Prince, 20 février 2014. [FRA]
Ordonnance renvoyant Jean-Claude Duvalier au tribunal correctionnel pour être jugé uniquement pour délit de détournements de fonds public. Judge d'instruction Jean Carvès, Tribunal de première instance de Port-au-Prince, 27 janvier 2012. [FRA]
Statement on the Duty of the Haitian State to Investigate the Gross Violations of Human rights Committed during the Regime of Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Washington DC, 17 May 2011. [ENG]
Déclaration de la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme concernant le devoir de l'État haïtien d'enquêter sur les graves violations des droits humains commises sous le régime de Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme (CIDH), Washington DC, 17 Mai 2011. [FRA]
Pronunciamiento de la CIDH sobre el Deber del Estado Haitiano de Investigar las Graves Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos cometidas durante el régimen de Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), Washington DC, 17 Mayo 2011. [SPA]
Constitution of Haiti. (1987).
Political Database of the Americas, Georgetown University. [ENG]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
La Constitution de la République d'Haïti. (1987)
Organisation des États Américains. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
Code pénal.
Unité de Lutte Contre la Corruption (ULCC). [FRA]. [Last accessed 08Dec17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Code pénal de Haïti.
World Intellectural Property Organization. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Avant-projet du nouveau Code pénal haïtien. (Preliminary draft of the new Haitian Penal Code)
Haïti Justice. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Code d'instruction criminelle.
Haïti Justice. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
Projet de loi portant Code de procédure pénale. (Draft Law on the Code of Criminal Procedure)
Haïti Libre. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Proposition de loi portant sur l'utilisation des emblèmes et des dénominations de la Croix-Rouge, du Croissant-Rouge et du Cristal Rouge. (Draft Law on the Use of the emblems of the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal)
Parlement haïtien. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Legislation.
Haïti Justice: Centre de recherche et d'information juridiques. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
Statement on the Duty of the Haitian State to Investigate the Gross Violations of Human rights Committed during the Regime of Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). [ENG]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
Jean-Claude Duvalier “Baby Doc” Prosecution.
Institute for Justice & Democracy In Haiti, Boston, USA. [ENG]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
« Haïti lutte contre l’impunité ».
Port-au-Prince et Montreal. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).
United Nations. [ENG/FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
Mission de Police civile des Nations Unies en Haïti (MIPONUH).
United Nations. [FRA]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which Haiti is a State party. [ENG]
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 19Dec17]. [External Link]