As the response to Haiti’s earthquake turns from rescue to recovery, the legal community in South Florida and nationally is focusing on rebuilding Haiti’s legal system.
The Haitian Lawyers Association and the international section of The Florida Bar met last week in Miami to discuss an initiative to rebuild a courthouse in Haiti. The Palais de Justice in downtown Port-au-Prince, once an imposing two-story white edifice, was destroyed in the devastating earthquake. Several judges, including the chief judge, were reportedly killed, according to Richard Champagne, president of the Miami-based Haitian Lawyers Association.
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