The Court of Cassation of Haiti is the Supreme Court of the country, named in the 2012 Constitution as Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) first among the bodies in which the Judicial Power is vested, ahead of the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Courts of Peace and special courts. Its justices are chosen from a list the Executive receives from the Superior Council of the Judiciary, and its President is among the most important figures in the country. Jean Joseph Lebrun is the judge presiding over it.
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Haiti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source Association des hautes juridictions de cassation des pays ayant en partage l'usage du francais: Cour de cassation d'HaïtiContact block, AdresseQuote, Contact block, Adresse
Palais de Justice, Port-au-Prince
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Haiti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest courtQuote, Government, judicial branch, highest court
Supreme Court or Cour de cassation (consists of 12 judges)
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1. Haiti 2012 Constitution, Court of Cassation, Constitute Project
Judicial power title, vesting of the Judicial Power
The Judicial Power shall be vested in the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Courts of Peace and special courts, whose number, composition, organization, operation and jurisdiction are set by law.
Judicial power title, national judicial power
The Judicial Power shall be vested in the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Courts of Peace and special courts, whose number, composition, organization, operation and jurisdiction are set by law.
Superior Council of the Judiciary, proposal of justices
to propose to the Executive the list of Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) justices according to the provisions of the Constitution;
In Category: Courts, Judicial power title, courts of Haiti
The Judicial Power shall be vested in the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Courts of Peace and special courts, whose number, composition, organization, operation and jurisdiction are set by law.
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Jean-Joseph Lebrun est l'un des personnages les plus importants du pays, du haut de sa fonction de président de la Cour de cassation. Humble, sage , calme, gentil, ce sont les qualificatifs utilisés à son égard partout où l'on parle de lui.
Central Intelligence Agency: Haiti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code
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