![]() On DecemUSIP hosted the Haitian Special Advisor to President Préval, René Magloire, in a public forum in Washington, D.C, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of reforming Haiti’s criminal code. Haitian print and television media were also briefed on the initiative. The team and Haitian officials discussed the challenges of criminal law reform and how the model codes could potentially be used in the reform process. In August 2008, a team from the Rule of Law Center of Innovation traveled to Haiti to meet with officials from the justice and NGO sectors. The project has produced a set of four model codes-two of which have been published-which can used to create, enhance or plug gaps in criminal laws in post-conflict states. The project aims to assist lawmakers involved in post-conflict criminal law reform by providing them with tools tailored to countries emerging from conflict. Office on Drugs and Crime and more than 200 criminal justice experts from around the world. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the U.N. Since 2002, USIP’s Rule of Law Center of Innovation and the Irish Centre for Human Rights have spearheaded the Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice Project in cooperation with the U.N. One of the ways in which USIP is providing support to lawmakers in Haiti is through the provision of a law reform tool: the Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice. Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Norwegian Mission to the U.N. USIP is currently working with the Haitian government to assist in legal reform efforts. Haiti's criminal laws, some of which date from 1860, fail to address the country's current spate of crime.
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