Law Creating the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ)
- Voted by the Chamber of Deputies on September 4, 2007 and by the Senate on September 13, 2007.
- Nine members, chaired by the President of the Court of Cassation with a Cassation judge as vice president.
- Members must be Haitian by origin, at least 30 years old and hold a university degree equal to at least a licence.
- Members serve three years, renewable once.
- Title II sets the disciplinary power over judges of the bench.
- Article 41 keeps sitting judges in post until their posts are filled and they are certified for competence and integrity.
The law was voted by the Chamber of Deputies on September 4, 2007 and by the Senate on September 13, 2007. Its preamble cites the 1920 law that gave the Court of Cassation the role of Superior Council of the Magistracy, the 1925 amendments and the 1995 and 1998 judicial laws. Article 1 makes the CSPJ the organ of administration, control, discipline and deliberation of the judiciary, seated in Port-au-Prince and chaired by the President of the Court of Cassation. Article 4 sets its membership at nine, including judges elected by their peers, a government prosecutor, a civil society member and a bar president. Members serve three years, renewable once. Further titles cover discipline of judges, information and recommendation powers, and transitional rules that transfer pending cases from the old Council.
How to cite
Legislative Body of Haiti, 2007, Law Creating the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), http://www.sgcm.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Loi-cr%C3%A9ant-le-Conseil-Sup%C3%A9rieur-du-Pouvoir-Judiciaire-CSPJ.pdf