Supreme Court of Cameroon

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The Supreme Court (French Cour Suprême) is the highest judicial body in Cameroon. As defined in Article V of the Constitution of Cameroon, the Supreme Court is above the courts of appeal and the . It is nominally independent of the executive and legislative branches of government, subject only to the oversight of the .[1] The justices are appointed by the president of Cameroon.[2] The court is headquartered in Yaoundé.

The Supreme Court is an appellate court made up of three parts: the judicial, administrative, and audit benches.[3] The judicial bench rules on standard cases appealed from the lower courts.[4] the administrative bench handles cases involving the state, such as and appellate cases involving the government.[5] This branch can hear such cases on the first instance.[6] The audit bench takes cases relating to public accounts of public and semi-private entities.[7] The Supreme Court may only rule on the constitutionality of law at the behest of the president of Cameroon.[8] The body typically decides appeals only on point of law.[6]

The Supreme Court was founded in 1961 to replace the Federal Court of Justice.[9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Part V: Article 37.
  2. ^ "Cameroon", World Factbook.
  3. ^ Part V: Article 38.
  4. ^ Part V: Article 39.
  5. ^ Part V: Article 40.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Christou and Starmer 663.
  7. ^ Part V: Article 41.
  8. ^ "Background Note: Cameroon".
  9. ^ Fongbe 253.

References[]

  • "Background Note: Cameroon". October 2006. United States Department of State. Accessed 2 January 2007.
  • "Cameroon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 12 December 2006. Accessed 20 December 2006.
  • Christou, Theodora A., and Keir Starmer (2005). Human Rights Manual and Sourcebook for Africa. The British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
  • Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (English and French versions). 18 January 1996. Accessed 4 January 2007.
  • Fonge, Fuabeh P. (1997). Modernization without Development in Africa: Patterns of Change and Continuity in Post-Independence Cameroonian Public Service. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, Inc.

Coordinates: 3°52′12″N 11°31′12″E / 3.8700°N 11.5200°E / 3.8700; 11.5200


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