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Code Henry

The first comprehensive legal code of the Kingdom of Haiti, promulgated by King Henry Christophe on February 20, 1812 — a sovereign act of juridical self-determination just eight years after the world's only successful slave revolution produced an independent nation. This digital edition presents the complete Code in 3,004 articles spanning 8 laws and 67 titres — from the Loi Civile's 1,535 articles on personhood, marriage, property, and succession, to the Loi sur la Procédure Criminelle's 421 articles on investigation, confrontation, and royal clemency. Every article has been hand-extracted from 19th-century OCR, corrected, translated into English, and annotated with plain-language life lessons and scholarly notes. Browse in French, English, or Kreyòl Ayisyen. 3,004 articles · 8 laws · 3 languages · 213 years restored

3,004 articles in the Code Henry

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1112
Article 1112 Civil Law · De la nullité et de la résolution de la Vente
Contract Law
All that is regulated in the second section for cases where several have sold jointly or separately, and for cases where the seller or buyer...
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All that is regulated in the second section for cases where several have sold jointly or separately, and for cases where the seller or buyer has left several heirs, is observed for the exercise of the rescission action.

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Article 1113 Civil Law · De la Licitation
Property Law
If in an amicable partition of common property, there are some items that none of the co-partitioners can or will take, they are sold at...
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If in an amicable partition of common property, there are some items that none of the co-partitioners can or will take, they are sold at auction, as is the common property of several persons that cannot be divided conveniently and without loss; and the price is divided among the co-partitioners.

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Article 1114 Civil Law · De la Licitation
Property Law
Upon the demand of one of the co-owners, outsiders may be called to the auction; they must necessarily be called when one of the interested...
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Upon the demand of one of the co-owners, outsiders may be called to the auction; they must necessarily be called when one of the interested parties is a minor.

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Article 1115 Civil Law · De la Licitation
Property Law
The manner and formalities to be observed for licitation are explained in Title XV on Successions and by the Law on Civil Procedure.
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The manner and formalities to be observed for licitation are explained in Title XV on Successions and by the Law on Civil Procedure.

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Article 1116 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The delivery of any assignment of a right, claim, or action against a third party is effected between assignor and assignee by the delivery of...
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The delivery of any assignment of a right, claim, or action against a third party is effected between assignor and assignee by the delivery of the instrument; this sale or assignment includes the accessories of the thing, such as surety, privilege, and mortgage.

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Article 1117 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
With respect to third parties, the assignee may only be vested by service of the assignment on the debtor, or by the debtor's acceptance by...
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With respect to third parties, the assignee may only be vested by service of the assignment on the debtor, or by the debtor's acceptance by authentic act.

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Article 1118 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The debtor who has paid the assignor before the assignment was served on him is validly discharged.
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The debtor who has paid the assignor before the assignment was served on him is validly discharged.

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Article 1119 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The seller of a claim or other incorporeal rights warrants the debtor's solvency if he has so obligated himself, and only up to the amount...
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The seller of a claim or other incorporeal rights warrants the debtor's solvency if he has so obligated himself, and only up to the amount of the price received for the claim; and where the sale is made without warranty, he need only warrant the existence of the claim at the time of assignment.

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Article 1120 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The warranty of the debtor's solvency is understood only as current solvency, and not for the future, unless the assignor has expressly stipulated it.
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The warranty of the debtor's solvency is understood only as current solvency, and not for the future, unless the assignor has expressly stipulated it.

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Article 1121 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The sale of an inheritance without specification of its objects in detail obliges the seller only to warrant his status as heir; but if he...
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The sale of an inheritance without specification of its objects in detail obliges the seller only to warrant his status as heir; but if he has already received the amount of any claim or sold any effects of the succession, or enjoyed the fruits of any property, he must reimburse the buyer, unless expressly reserved; and the buyer must in turn return to his seller whatever he paid to discharge succession debts, and account for any amount owed to the seller, unless otherwise stipulated.

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Article 1122 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The person against whom a litigious right has been assigned may discharge himself by reimbursing the assignee the actual price of the assignment with legitimate...
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The person against whom a litigious right has been assigned may discharge himself by reimbursing the assignee the actual price of the assignment with legitimate costs, as well as interest from the day the assignee paid the assignment price.

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Article 1123 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
A thing is litigious when there is a lawsuit and dispute on the merits of the right.
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A thing is litigious when there is a lawsuit and dispute on the merits of the right.

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Article 1124 Civil Law · Du Transport des Créances et autres Droits incorporels
Contract Law
The provision in article 1122 ceases: 1st. Where the assignment has been made to a co-heir or co-owner of the assigned right; 2nd. Where it...
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The provision in article 1122 ceases: 1st. Where the assignment has been made to a co-heir or co-owner of the assigned right; 2nd. Where it has been made to the creditor in payment of what is owed to him; 3rd. Where it has been made to the possessor of the estate subject to the litigious right.

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1125
Article 1125 Civil Law
Contract Law
Any agreement by which the parties reciprocally give one thing for another is a contract of exchange.
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Any agreement by which the parties reciprocally give one thing for another is a contract of exchange.

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Article 1126 Civil Law
Contract Law
This contract, like that of sale, is perfected by the sole consent of the contracting parties.
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This contract, like that of sale, is perfected by the sole consent of the contracting parties.

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Article 1127 Civil Law
Contract Law
If one of the parties, before having delivered the thing promised in counter-exchange, proves that the other contracting party is not the owner of the...
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If one of the parties, before having delivered the thing promised in counter-exchange, proves that the other contracting party is not the owner of the object given in exchange, that party cannot be compelled to deliver what was promised; but shall be obligated to return the thing received.

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1128
Article 1128 Civil Law
Contract Law
In case of eviction of one of the exchanging parties from the object received in exchange, he shall have the right either to recover what...
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In case of eviction of one of the exchanging parties from the object received in exchange, he shall have the right either to recover what he gave to the other party, or to demand damages.

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Article 1129 Civil Law
Contract Law
This contract does not give rise to an action for rescission on grounds of lesion.
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This contract does not give rise to an action for rescission on grounds of lesion.

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Article 1130 Civil Law
Contract Law
The other rules prescribed for the contract of sale apply furthermore to this contract.
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The other rules prescribed for the contract of sale apply furthermore to this contract.

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Article 1131 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
Every lease of a dwelling, manufactory, or house must be made in writing, either before a notary or by private writing.
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Every lease of a dwelling, manufactory, or house must be made in writing, either before a notary or by private writing.

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