Judicial Independence and Accountability in Cameroon: Balancing a Tenuous Relationship

Main author: Enonchong, Laura-Stella
Format: Journal Article           
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
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description This article examines Cameroon’s approach to judicial accountability focusing on its political accountability to the executive. The article contends that the judiciary in Cameroon is excessively accountable to the executive, a position which has resulted to the absence of judicial independence. It also contends that a constitutional reform is necessary to restructure the relationship between the executive and the judiciary and to reform the institutions of judicial insulation in order to provide adequate balance between independence and accountability.
format Journal Article
author Enonchong, Laura-Stella
author_facet Enonchong, Laura-Stella
authorStr Enonchong, Laura-Stella
author_letter Enonchong, Laura-Stella
title Judicial Independence and Accountability in Cameroon: Balancing a Tenuous Relationship
publisher Brill
publishDate 2012
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/39016/