No person of Haitian nationality may be deported or forced to leave the national territory for any reason. No one may be deprived for political reasons of his legal capacity and his nationality.

No Haitian needs a visa to leave or return to the country.

No citizen, whether civilian or military, may be denied access to the courts open to him under the Constitution and the laws.

Military personnel accused of the crime of high treason against the country shall be tried in a court of ordinary law.

Military courts have jurisdiction only:

b. In the case of conflicts between members of the armed forces;

c. In the case of war.

Cases of conflicts between civilians and military personnel, abuses, violence and crimes perpetrated against a civilian by a member of the military in the performance of his duties are under the jurisdiction of courts for ordinary law.

No house search or seizure of papers may take place except under the terms of the law and in the manner prescribed by it.

Persons detained temporarily awaiting trial must be held separately from those who are serving sentence.

Prisons must be operated in accordance with standards reflecting respect for human dignity according to the law on this subject.

No penalty may be established except by law nor applied except in cases that the law determines.

No own may be compelled in cases of crimes, minor offenses, or petty violations to bear witness against himself or his relatives up to the fourth degree of consanguinity or the second degree of affinity.

No one may be compelled to take an oath except in the cases and in the manner provided for by law.

The State shall see to it that a Civil Pension Retirement Fund is established in the public and private sectors. The fund shall receive contributions from employers and employees, in accordance with the criteria and in the manner established by law. The granting of a pension is a right and not a privilege.

Freedom and privacy of correspondence and any other forms of communication are inviolable. They may be limited only by a well-founded judicial ruling, according to the guarantees by law.

Under the Constitution and the law, a jury is established in criminal cases for violent crimes and political offenses.

The law may not be made retroactive except in criminal cases when it favors the accused.