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| Minimum age of employment |
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34. The Labour Code sets the minimum age for paid work by children at 15, but hiring requires the authorization of the Labour Department. However, according to the Labour Code, a child may enter domestic service at the age of 12, although this requires the authorization of the Social Welfare and Research Institute (IBESR), which no longer grants authorization as it is against such domestic service on principle.
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| Minimum age for marriage |
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32. In Haitian legislation, the child is referred to as a "minor". Article 392 of the Haitian Civil Code defines a minor as a person of either sex who has not yet reached the age of 18, which is the age of civil and political majority and matrimonial capability. However, a girl who becomes pregnant before reaching the age of majority may marry the baby's father provided that her parents consent or accept responsibility and that the President of the Republic authorizes the marriage. (In practice, things do not happen like this: people marry without taking this authorization into account or requesting it.)
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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264. […] Haitian legislation establishes the principle of exemption from criminal liability of minors under 13 years of age, and sets the age of criminal majority at about 16 years. Between 13 and 16 years a minor who has committed a minor offence will be liable to a simple reprimand or a fine. A minor who has committed a serious offence or a crime will be punishable by an educational measure or, if appropriate, by a criminal sentence, whereby the juvenile court has discretion, by a reasoned decision, to reject the mitigating excuse of minority.
265. Article 51 of the Criminal Code stipulates, however, that when the circumstances of the case or the personality of the accused minor so require, mitigated responsibility may be recognized. In this case, the minor may receive a sentence of eight years of treatment in a State corrective education centre or a maximum of three years in a specialized professional centre.
266. In the case of a serious offence or crime, the juvenile court will take measures for the protection, supervision or education of children under 11 years of age.
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