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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS

CCDHR understands that a vibrant civil society is predicated on access to the right information. We are committed to enhancing the peoples’ knowledge on the laws that affect their daily lives. CCDHR recognizes that an informed civil society is an essential component to the democratization process of any country. This CCDHR project seeks to facilitate and enhance the public’s access to the most import laws in Cameroon, specifically those that fall within CCDHR program areas. Besides Cameroon laws, the Cam Laws project also enable the public to access other international treaties, conventions, and reports on Cameroon. We have attempted to upload national legislations (Cameroon Laws) that are most relevant to our programs. A link is also provided to enable easy access to the government website where a search can be conducted for other laws, decree, and orders.

 

Besides national laws, our Cam Laws project also link to specific international treaties and report pertinent to our programs. These documents have merely been linked to, not uploaded onto our website. They include African Union Instruments, United Nations Instruments, US State Department Human Rights Reports on Cameroon, Amnesty International Annual Human Rights Reports on Cameroon, and Cameroon's Periodic Reports to United Nations Treaty Bodies. They can be accessed by clicking on the relevant link on our website. Please follow the links below to review or access various laws, conventions, and reports on Cameroon. We welcome  your suggestions on laws or other important documents you deem necessary for inclusion under this project. Send email to info@ccdhr.org.

 

CAMEROON LAWS

 

Cameroon Constitution of 1996

 

Cameroon Criminal Procedure Code

 

Law on the Creation of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)

 

Law Governing the Election of Senators in Cameroon

 

Law Governing the Election of Regional Councilors in Cameroon

 

Law Governing the Election of Municipal Councilors in Cameroon

 

Law Governing the Election of Members of Parliament in Cameroon

 

Law on the Public Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns

 

Law Governing the Election of the President of the Republic of Cameroon

 

Law on the Orientation of Decentralization in Cameroon

 

Law on the Declaration of Assets by State Officials in Cameroon - French Version

 

Law on the Creation of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Cameroon -French Version

 

Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Human Rights Commission in Cameroon

 

Law on the National Execution and Enforcement of Judgements of Foreign Court Decisions, Public Acts, and Arbitral Awards

 

Law creating National Elections Observatory (NEO)

 

Amendment to the Law creating the NEO

 

Presidential Degree on the Commuting and Remission of Sentences of 20 May 2008

 

Presidential Degree on Remission of Sentences Related to the February 2008 Uprising

 

 

Follow this link to access the government website with a comprehensive listing of Laws, decrees, and other Statutory Instruments in Cameroon. We welcome your advise on any laws not included above that you think should be. Send email to info@ccdhr.org.

 

AFRICAN UNION INSTRUMENTS

Constitutive Act of the African Union, Togo, 11 July 2000

Charter of the OAU, Addis Ababa, 25 May 1963 Abrogated & replaced by the Constitutive Act

Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union


Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union

 

African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

African Youth Charter

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption

Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union

Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community

Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament

The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact

Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa

 

For a complete list of treaties and conventions adopted under the auspices of the OAU and AU, please, click HERE.

 

 


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