Haiti
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Republic
- CONSTITUTION
- approved in March 1987, suspended in June 1988 and amended in October 1994. Suspended again in 2004, it came into force in May 2006
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Deputies
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court. Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice
RELIGIONS
80% Catholics, 16% Protestants; voodoo minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- MAY 27, 2002HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Three gang members were shot to death in an impoverished...
Three gang members were shot to death in an impoverished quarter of the Haitian capital after opening fire on Haitian National Police officers, a police spokesman said
- JANUARY 1, 2002HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- DECEMBER 12, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Convergence [opposition coalition] asked...
The Democratic Convergence [opposition coalition] asked the head of state [President Jean-Bertrand Aristide] to get his partisans to put an end to the summary execution that is being applied under the zero-tolerance formula
- APRIL 25, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- APRIL 26, 2000HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Haiti cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of...
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), Counselor Nicole Romulus said there was a great division in regard to the capital punishment
- APRIL 28, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art