Constitution of the Republic of Haiti 1987, as amended to 2012
National level
  • English
    The principle of the quota of at least thirty percent (30%) of women is recognized at all levels of national life, notably in the public services. (Art. 17-1)
  • French
    Le principe du quota d’au moins trente pour cent (30%) de femmes est reconnu à tous les niveaux de la vie nationale, notamment dans les services publics. (Art. 17.1)
National level
  • English
    Any law concerning the Political Parties must reserve in its structures and in its mechanisms of functioning a treatment in conformity with the principle of the quota of at least thirty percent (30%) of women as expressed in Article 17-1. (Art. 31-1-1)
  • French
    Toute loi relative aux Partis politiques doit réserver dans ses structures et dans ses mécanismes de fonctionnement un traitement en conformité avec le principe du quota d’au moins trente pour cent (30%) de femmes exprimé à l’aritcle 17.1. (Art. 31.1.1)
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Constitution of the Republic of Haiti 1987, as amended to 2012 (English). According to Art. 5: “All Haitians are united by a common language: Creole. Creole and French are the official languages of the Republic.”

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