"The Steering Committee Does Not Have the Competence of a Constituent Assembly," Says Attorney Patrick Pierre-Louis

Patrick Pierre-Louis, president of the Port-au-Prince Bar Association, analyzed on behalf of Magik 9 the procedural inconsistencies noted in the approach taken by the Steering Committee of the National Conference, which aims to provide the country with a new Constitution. Speaking on Panel Magik on Friday, May 23, 2025, Attorney Pierre-Louis offered an analysis of the form of the initiative.

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23 May 2025 — Lecture : 3 min.
"The Steering Committee Does Not Have the Competence of a Constituent Assembly," Says Attorney Patrick Pierre-Louis

Le bâtonnier Patrick Pierre-Louis
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Less than two days after the Steering Committee of the National Conference submitted the draft of the new Constitution to the executive, the president of the Port-au-Prince Bar and constitutional law expert, Patrick Pierre-Louis, raised serious questions about the legality of this process.

According to Pierre-Louis, the Steering Committee of the National Conference does not have the authority to propose a constitutional draft to the executive. “From a legal standpoint, the Steering Committee of the National Conference does no

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