Lex Cameroon publishes the law of Cameroon and of the legal orders Cameroon belongs to — OHADA, CEMAC, the African Union, and ratified treaties — as searchable, dated, citable text. Reading and searching the law is free, and stays free.
Every text carries its source, its authentic language and its verification status. Legislation originals supplied for extraction are official sources. “Official text” describes the source; the review badge describes how far its transcription has been checked. Translations carry their own official or unofficial status. A machine translation is always unofficial.
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We publish unverified text and say so. A partial corpus whose limits are stated is more useful than a narrow one presented as complete.
There is no such thing as "the law" — there is the law as it stood on a date. Every provision carries its validity period, and you can read a text as it stood on a date you choose.
Lex Cameroon describes the law and the procedure. It does not tell you what to do in your matter. For advice on a particular situation, consult a lawyer admitted to the Bar.
Errors will exist. Every provision carries a link to report one, and reports join the review queue. It is the most useful way to contribute.
Where an official English or French text exists, we show it; where none does, we give a translation, clearly marked as one and never presented as the official text. We make every AI feature as accurate as we can, but it can be wrong and is not legal advice — always check the cited official text.
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