Haiti accepts compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. There is a Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), assisted by local and civil courts at a communal level. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is in line to succeed the President in case of death or resignation, according to the 1987 Constitution of Haiti .

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René Sylvestre (14 September 1962 – 23 June 2021) was a Haitian jurist and lawyer. He had served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Haiti from February 2019 until his death.. Biography. Sylvestre was born into a working class family. Following his secondary studies in Saint-Marc, he attended university and earned a law degree.He devoted a large part of his life …

Jun 24, 2021 · Photo via Gazette Haiti. René Sylvestre, the president of the Supreme Court, died of COVID-19 Wednesday, a source told Gazette Haiti. He died at University of Mirebalais Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment since last week. Sylvestre, a Saint-Marc native, had been the president of Haiti’s highest court since February 2019.

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; French: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada. It comprises nine justices, whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law, and grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts.