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Haiti - Justice : Zombies and abortion in the next penal code... 08/10/2018 06:47:40 Recall that our code of criminal instruction, of Napoleon's inspiration was promulgated in 1835, in the 19th century and has not undergone in 183 years any major change. The provisions contained in this Code, in addition to being obsolete, in no way allow the fundamental rights of citizens to be respected within the framework of the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution and the international conventions ratified by the Haitian State. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20902-haiti-politics-adoption-of-the-penal-procedure-bill.html This recasting will make it possible to correct certain crimes and to contravene certain offenses and to decriminalize others such as vagrancy and begging. This recast will also propose alternative measures to prosecution and imprisonment. Note that 32 articles dealing with new offenses that will be sanctioned by Haitian law, appear in the new penal code among others :
Download the bill (PDF) :https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/projet-de-loi-portant-code-de-procedure-penale.pdf See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25725-haiti-news-zapping.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25682-haiti-justice-at-the-dawn-of-a-new-haitian-penal-law.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20902-haiti-politics-adoption-of-the-penal-procedure-bill.html https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-16494-icihaiti-justice-abortion-legalized-in-the-new-penal-code.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15467-haiti-justice-the-draft-of-the-new-code-of-criminal-procedure-is-ready.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13382-haiti-justice-draft-revision-of-the-haitian-penal-code.html PI/ HaitiLibre
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