title:
Building the rule of law in Haiti : new laws for a new era
creator:
Albrecht, Hans-Jörg, 1950-
contributor:
Aucoin, Louis.; O'Connor, Vivienne M., 1977-; United States Institute of Peace.
publisher:
United States Institute of Peace
date:
Record modified: 2011-09-08
date:
Record created: 2010-12-10
date:
2009
description:
description:
Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 20, 2009).; "August 2009."; Harvested from http://www.usip.org/files/resources/haiti_rol.pdf on December 10, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references.
description:
Extent: 8 p. : digital, PDF file.
description:
Contents: Introduction -- Rule of law in Haiti -- Haiti's criminal laws -- Modernization and improvement of Haiti's criminal laws -- The model codes for post-conflict criminal justice: a reform tool -- Conclusion.
description:
Abstract: The problems with Haiti's criminal laws are clear and have been known for many years. In the past, there have been several failed attempts to reform the criminal laws; however, none of these attempts went very far. According to those who have been involved in those efforts, something is different now and there are great hopes that this current process will be a success. One of the distinctions with this effort is that the law reform process has received high level political support from the president, the prime minister, the parliament, and from within the justice system, the legal community and civil society. International actors as well as Haitian lawyers and politicians have stressed the fact that a comprehensive overhaul of the legal and institutional framework is necessary and is long overdue. In addition to representatives from civil society and the legal community, lawmakers involved in reform efforts are committed to making substantial changes to\n the law in order to modernize it and to ensure it complies with Haiti's international human rights obligations. The expressed intent of those involved in the criminal law reform process is to work to change the views of the population about the justice system, improve their relationship with it, and crucially, ensure that the justice system serves all the people of Haiti (rather than just the rich and powerful).
subject:
Rule of law--Haiti.; Law reform--Haiti.; Criminal law--Haiti.; Civil rights--Haiti.; Haiti--Politics and government--1986-
subject:
Rule of law--Haiti
subject:
Law reform--Haiti
subject:
Haiti--Politics and government--1986-
subject:
Criminal law--Haiti
subject:
Civil rights--Haiti
relation:
OCLC No.: 432051237
relation:
Is part of: USIPeace briefing
type:
application/pdf
type:
Text
type:
PDF-1.3
source:
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/haiti_rol.pdf
language:
eng
rights:
rights:
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identifier:
haiti_rol