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Penal Code

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Title 1 › Chapter 1 (6)
Section 103 of the Penal Code — Other Felonies Punishable with Death
In French Autres crimes punis de mort
Shall, if a citizen, be guilty of treason and, if a foreigner, be guilty of espionage, and shall in either case be punished with death whoever: a) instigates a foreign power to undertake hostilities against the Republic;
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Section 105 of the Penal Code — Prejudice Punishable with Ten Years
In French Atteintes punies d'un maximum de dix ans
Shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 10 (ten) years or with fine of from CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand) to CFAF 10 000 000 (ten million), or with both such imprisonment and fine whoever in time of
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Section 106 of the Penal Code — Prejudice Punishable with Five Years
In French Atteintes punies d'un maximum de cinq ans
Shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 5 (five) years or with fine of from CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) to CFAF 5 000 000 (five million), or with both such imprisonment and fine whoever in time of peace:
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Section 109 of the Penal Code — Defence Secret
In French Définition du secret de la défense nationale
For the purposes of this Code a defence secret shall mean any information of whatever kind liable to assist hostile undertakings against the Republic and not already made public.
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Section 107 of the Penal Code — Failure to Report
In French Non-dénonciation
Any citizen who in time of peace fails to inform the defence, administrative or legal authorities, so soon as he comes to know of it, of any activity liable to injure the defence of the nation shall be punished as under
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Section 108 of the Penal Code — Wartime
In French Temps de guerre
(1) Any citizen or resident who in time of war and without permission from the proper authority a) carries on any correspondent or relations with the subjects or agents of the enemy; or b) concludes, directly or indirect
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Title 3 › Chapter 2 (2)
Section 84 of the Penal Code — Lawful Defence
In French Légitime défense
(1) No criminal responsibility shall arise from an act dictated by the immediate necessity of defence of the person acting or of any other person, or of any right of himself or of any other, against an unlawful infringem
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Section 86 of the Penal Code — State of Necessity
In French Etat de nécessité
No criminal responsibility shall arise from an infringement of a right of property, not justified as lawful defence under Section 84, but inflicted in order to protect the person acting or any other person, or his or ano
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Title 1 › Chapter 4 (2)
Section 180 of the Penal Code — Maintenance
In French Pension alimentaire
(1) Whoever lets pass two months without paying in full any maintenance which he has been ordered by a Court to pay to his spouse, ascendant or descendant, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) month to 1
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Section 194 of the Penal Code — Accessory after the Fact by Shelter
In French Recel d'individu
(1) An accessory after the fact to felony or misdemeanour by shelter of the offender, whether convicted or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 2 (two) months to 2 (two) years. (2) Where the principal offenc
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DECREE No. 2012/389 OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2012

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Title 6 › Chapter 6 (1)
Section 42 of the DECREE No. 2012/389 OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2012
(1) Under the authority of a Sub-Director, the Sub-Department for Human Rights shall be responsible for: - evaluating the situation of human rights in Cameroon; - drafting the annual Report on Human Rights in Cameroon;
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Title 6 › Chapter 8 (1)
Section 85 of the DECREE No. 2012/389 OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2012
(1) Under the authority of a Division Head, the State Litigation Division shall be responsible for assisting administrations in the organization of the defence of State’s interests, public institutions and other similar
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LAW N° 2012/904 OF April 2012

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Section 1 of the LAW N° 2012/904 OF April 2012
The President of the Republic is hereby authorized to ratify the Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon to establish a Defence Partnership, signed in Yaound
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Criminal Procedure Code

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Book 1 › Title 1 (2)
Section 3 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) The sanction against the infringement of any rule of criminal procedure shall be an absolute nullity when it is: (a) Prejudicial to the rights of the defence as defined by legal provisions in force; (b) Contr
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Section 8 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) Any person suspected of having committed an offence shall be presumed innocent until his guilt has been legally established in the course of a trial where he shall be given all necessary guarantees for his defence. (
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Book 1 › Title 3 (1)
Section 37 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Any person arrested shall be given reasonable facilities in particular to be in contact with his family, obtain legal advice, make arrangements for his defence, consult a doctor and receive medical treatment and take nec
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Book 2 › Title 1 (1)
Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) Preliminary inquiries shall be secret. (2) Anyone participating in the proceedings shall be bound by professional secrecy subject to the penalties provided for in section 310 of the Penal Code; provided that the secr
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Book 2 › Title 1 › Chapter 3 (2)
Section 170 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) The Examining Magistrate shall inform the defendant during his first appearance that he is now before an Examining Magistrate and may not thereafter be heard by the police or the gendarmerie on the same facts except
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Section 211 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) The expert shall carry out his mission in close co-operation with the Examining Magistrate or the commissioned magistrate he shall, in particular, keep such magistrate informed of the progress of his investigation in
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Book 3 › Title 1 › Chapter 1 (2)
Section 297 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Objections on grounds of the nullity of either the summons or previous proceedings shall, subject to their being barred, be raised before any defence on the merits. Courtesy of the Cameroon Center for Demoncracy and Huma
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Section 300 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) When an accused appears at the first hearing for offences committed flagrante delicto, he shall be informed by the President of the court that the right to apply for three (3) days to prepare his defence. (2) If the
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Book 3 › Title 1 › Chapter 3 (1)
Section 330 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) Witness shall give their evidence separately and orally. However, a witness may, with leave of the court, consult any written document made at the time when the facts to whish he is testifying occurred. This document
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Book 3 › Title 1 › Chapter 4 (1)
Section 366 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) if the court finds that there is evidence to warrant the accused to be put to his defence, it shall put the following three options to him: (a) that he may make a statement in his defence not on oath; (b) tha
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Book 3 › Title 2 › Chapter 2 (1)
Section 417 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) The Presiding Judge shall ascertain whether the accused bas briefed counsel for his defence (2) Where the accused is being prosecuted for a felony punishable with death or loss of liberty for life and he has no couns
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Book 4 › Title 3 › Chapter 5 (1)
Section 489 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) Where the appellant has applied for legal aid, the Registrar-Chief shall inform the Procureur General of this fact and shall prepare the file for legal aid and submit it to the commission for legal aid at the Supreme
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Book 6 › Title 11 › Chapter 2 (1)
Section 650 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(1) Subject to international conventions, any request for extradition shall be made through diplomatic channels. To this application shall be attached, as the case may be: (a) a copy of the judgment, even if the per
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Labour Code

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Title 2 › Chapter 1 (1)
Section 3 of the Labour Code — The law recognizes the right of workers and employers, without distinction whatsoever, to set up freely and without prior authorization (trade unions or employers' associations), associations for the study, defence, promotion and protection of their interests, particularly those of an economic, industrial, commercial or agricultural nature, and for the social, economic, cultural and moral advancement of their members.
In French La loi reconnaît aux travailleurs et aux employeurs, sans restriction d’aucune sorte et sans autorisation préalable, le droit de créer librement des syndicats professionnels ayant pour objet l’étude, la défense, le développement et la protection de leurs intérêts notamment économiques, industriels, commerciaux et agricoles, ainsi que le progrès social, économique, culturel et moral de leurs membres.
All activity by such unions and associations which is not connected with the furtherance of the above objectives shall be prohibited.
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Title 7 › Chapter 1 (1)
Section 110 of the Labour Code
(1) In military establishments employing civilian labour, the powers and responsibilities of inspectors concerning the monitoring of the application of labour laws and regulations may be conferred upon officials or offic
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Title 9 › Chapter 1 (1)
Section 143 of the Labour Code
(1) If the plaintiff fails to appear on the day fixed for the hearing and fails to show a cause of force majeure, the case shall be struck off the rolls. It may be resumed once only, with the same formalities as for the
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Law no2017/12 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the Code of Military Justice.

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Title 2 › Chapter 1 (3)
Section 7 of the Law no2017/12 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the Code of Military Justice. — (1) In criminal proceedings
(a) all cases that fall within the competence of the Military Tribunal shall be tried by a collegiate bench; (b) the collegiate bench shall be composed of a Judge who shall be the President and 2 (two) Assessors, or 3 (t
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Section 8 of the Law no2017/12 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the Code of Military Justice. — The Military Tribunal shall have
exclusive juridiction to hear and determine: (a) military offences and war crimes; (b) crimes against humanity and crimes of genocide; (c) offences relating to acts of terrorism and the security of the State; (d) offence
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Section 17 of the Law no2017/12 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the Code of Military Justice. — The Exa.mining Magistrate
handHnga matter and the members of the bench should, for those who aremembers of the Defence Forces, hayeat least the rank of the suspect, the accused, or the most senior defendant.
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