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Article 7

De la Jouissance des Droits civils

Civil Rights
Titre II: De la Jouissance et de la Privation des Droits civils (On the Enjoyment and Deprivation of Civil Rights)
Chapitre I: De la Jouissance des Droits civils (On the Enjoyment of Civil Rights)

La jouissance des droits civils est assurée à tout haytien ; leur exercice ne dépend pas de la qualité de citoyen ; cette qualité ne s'acquiert et ne se conserve que conformément aux lois du royaume.

Life lesson: Rights belong to you by birth, not by permission. Citizenship is a legal status; humanity is not.
Notes: Distinguishes between civil rights (universal to all Haytians) and citizenship (a legal status governed by law). A foundational declaration of inherent rights.
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