The Principles Behind the Administration of Justice In Cameroon

Question 1

What are the principles the guide the administration of justice in cameroon?

Answer 1

-> Public Administration of Justice
-> Resoned Judgement
-> Unitity of Civil and Criminal Court
-> Decentralised court system
-> Justice rendered free of charge

Acronym: miss PRU-DJ

Question 2

Explain the point on public administration of justice.

Answer 2

Cameroon’s judicial organization law states that justice shall be administered in public and judgments shall be passed in open court

Question 2

Explain the point on reasoned judgment.

Answer 2

Cameroon’s judicial organization law states that any judge that passes judgment shall state, the reason for said judgment based on fact and law

Question 3

Explain the point on Unitiy of civil and criminal court.

Answer 3

Unlike other countries, in cameroon civil, and criminal cases are handled in the same courts by the same judges.

Question 6

Explain the point on the decentralised court system.

Answer 6

In Cameroon no Judge in one court can tell a judge in another court how to judge a case, judges in this system are fully independent from each other.

Question 6

Explain the point that Justice is rendered free of charge.

Answer 6

Acording to Cameroon’s judicial organization law, justice is rendered free of charge except for the payment of stamp duties, judges and other judical staff are paid by the state