Also known as: Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry, Moreau de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions
Last updated: April 16, 2026
The complete compilation of every law, edict, ordinance, and regulation governing France's Caribbean colonies (primarily Saint-Domingue) from colonization through 1789, published in six volumes (1784–1790) by the white creole lawyer and colonial administrator Moreau de Saint-Méry. Includes the Code Noir (1685 original and 1724 revision), royal edicts on slavery and gens de couleur, colonial administrative regulations, and court decisions — constituting the primary legal source for understanding how racial categories were legally constructed and how the plantation system was created and maintained through law.
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Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry. "Loix et constitutions des colonies françoises de l'Amérique sous le Vent." 1784. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/moreau-de-saint-mery. Accessed 2026-05-05.