(1) Special contracts shall be contracts, which do not meet, in full or in
part, the conditions relating to contracts awarded through invitation to tender or by
mutual agreement. They include, for the most part, contract
(1) Special contracts shall be public contracts which are not fully or partly
governed by the provisions relating to contracts through invitation to tender or contracts
awarded by mutual agreement. They shall mostly conc
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;
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
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:
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.
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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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
(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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(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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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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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.
(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
(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
(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
(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.
(
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
(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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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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Règlement d'arbitrage de la Cour Commune de Justice et d'Arbitrage
Every respondent shall submit to the Secretary General, his Response to the Notice within forty
five (45) days of receiving notification from the Secretary General, with proof that he has also
sent a copy to the claimant
24.1 The final award of the arbitrator, other than the decision on the merits, shall fix the costs
of the arbitration and decide which of the parties shall bear them or in what proportion they
shall be borne by the parti
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Law no2017/12 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the Code of Military Justice.
(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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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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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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Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
Under pain of nullity, the notification of the mandatory injunction to pay shall enjoin the debtor:
either to pay to the creditor the amount indicated in the order, together with interest and registry
fees, the amount of
The arbitral tribunal shall rule on its own jurisdiction, including any objections with respect to
the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement.
An objection that the arbitral tribunal lacks jurisdiction shall
The parties may, directly or by reference to a set of arbitration rules, determine the rules of
procedure; they may also subject this procedure to a procedural law of their choice.
Failing such agreement, the arbitral tr
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1.
All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In
the determination of any criminal charge against him, or of his rights and obligations
in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public h
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Law No 2019/024 of 24 december 2019 bill to institute the general code of regional and local authorities
(1) Local authorities shall exercise their powers within the bounds of
national defence interests.
(2) The exercise of the powers provided for by this law shall not bar State
authorities from taking, in regional and loca
Decisions concerning projects or operations initiated by the State in the
public maritime domain and inland waterways as part of the exercise of its
sovereignty or to promote economic and social development, or regional
(1) Projects or operations initiated by a local authority shall be
implemented in accordance with the land laws and regulations in force.
(2) For projects or operation sinitiated by a decision of the State on the
territo
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Law n°2014/016 of 18 July 2014 laying down the Standing Orders of the National Assembly
(1) Each year, after the election of the Permanent Bureau, the
National Assembly shall set up 9 (nine) General Committees comprising equal
numbers of Members of the National Assembly for consideration of matters
referred
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(1) Bills shall be passed by Parliament.
(2) The following shall be reserved to the Legislative Power:
(a) The fundamental rights, guarantees and obligations of the
citizen:
1.
safeguarding individual freedom and securit
(1) The Parliament shall control Government action
through oral or written questions and by setting up committees of
inquiry with specific terms of reference.
(2) The Government shall, subject to the imperatives of natio
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Law No. 2000011 of December 19, 2000, on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Conditions for controlling the setting up and functioning of collective management
bodies in charge of copyright and neighbouring rights shall be defined by regulation.
77.—(1) Authors, performers, phonogram and videogr
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(1) All persons serving in defence and territorial security
services, especially in the security and police forces, and members of the armed
forces and the like shall likewise be ineligible and may not stand for election
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(1) All persons serving in defence and territorial security
services, especially in the security and police forces, and members of the armed
forces and the like shall likewise be ineligible and may not stand for election
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Uniform Act relating to commercial companies and economic interest groups
The ordinary meeting of bondholders shall deliberate on the appointment of the group’s
representatives, their term of office, determination, where necessary, of their remuneration, their
alternate, summoning them and any
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