Administration of Justice under the Judicial Organization Laws of Cameroon
This paper analyses the exercise of judicial power in Cameroon since the coming into force of the Unitary Constitution of 2 June 19721 and the Judicial Organization Ordinance of the same year.2 It points out the various difficulties and shortcomings in the administration of justice in Cameroon, give...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d1d0adc8ad6e478097631f9d46518209 2023-05-15T13:58:57+02:00 Administration of Justice under the Judicial Organization Laws of Cameroon Simon Tabe Tabe 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-2-208 https://doaj.org/article/d1d0adc8ad6e478097631f9d46518209 DE EN FR ger eng fre Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-2-208 https://doaj.org/toc/2363-6270 2363-6270 doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2017-2-208 https://doaj.org/article/d1d0adc8ad6e478097631f9d46518209 Recht in Afrika, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 208-228 (2018) Asia and Eurasia Africa Pacific Area and Antarctica KL-KWX article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-2-208 2022-12-30T23:13:31Z This paper analyses the exercise of judicial power in Cameroon since the coming into force of the Unitary Constitution of 2 June 19721 and the Judicial Organization Ordinance of the same year.2 It points out the various difficulties and shortcomings in the administration of justice in Cameroon, given that by Article 37 of the Constitution, justice shall be adminis- tered in the territory of the Republic in the name of the people of Cameroon and judicial power is to be exercised by the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and Tribunals.3 In under- taking the analysis on the administration of justice since the amendments of the various laws on judicial organization, the paper points out the objectives of decentralization of the justice system and considers whether the desire of the government to bring justice nearer to the people has been attained. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific Recht in Afrika 20 2 208 228 |
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This paper analyses the exercise of judicial power in Cameroon since the coming into force of the Unitary Constitution of 2 June 19721 and the Judicial Organization Ordinance of the same year.2 It points out the various difficulties and shortcomings in the administration of justice in Cameroon, given that by Article 37 of the Constitution, justice shall be adminis- tered in the territory of the Republic in the name of the people of Cameroon and judicial power is to be exercised by the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and Tribunals.3 In under- taking the analysis on the administration of justice since the amendments of the various laws on judicial organization, the paper points out the objectives of decentralization of the justice system and considers whether the desire of the government to bring justice nearer to the people has been attained. |
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