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oapen-20.500.12657-433382023-02-01T09:34:08Z The Constitution and Governance in Cameroon (Edition 1) Enonchong, Laura-Stella E. Political Science World African Political Science American Government National Law Constitutional bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPQ Central government bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LND Constitutional & administrative law This book provides a systematic analysis of the major structural and institutional governance mechanisms in Cameroon, critically analysing the constitutional and legislative texts on Cameroon’s semi-presidential system, the electoral system, the legislature, the judiciary, the Constitutional Council and the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms. The author offers an assessment of the practical application of the laws regulating constitutional institutions and how they impact on governance. To lay the groundwork for the analysis, the book examines the historical, constitutional and political context of governance in Cameroon, from independence and reunification in 1960–1961, through the adoption of the 1996 Constitution, to more recent events including the current Anglophone crisis. Offering novel insights on new institutions such as the Senate and the Constitutional Council and their contribution to the democratic advancement of Cameroon, the book also provides the first critical assessment of the legislative provisions carving out a special autonomy status for the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon and considers how far these provisions go to resolve the Anglophone Problem. This book will be of interest to scholars of public law, legal history and African politics. 2020-12-15T13:21:45Z 2020-12-15T13:21:45Z 2020 book 9781351028851 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43338 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf Routledge Routledge https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351028868 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351028868 598cd28d-2473-4915-87b5-b0d7f9623f0c b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781351028851 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Routledge Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This book provides a systematic analysis of the major structural and institutional governance mechanisms in Cameroon, critically analysing the constitutional and legislative texts on Cameroon’s semi-presidential system, the electoral system, the legislature, the judiciary, the Constitutional Council and the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms. The author offers an assessment of the practical application of the laws regulating constitutional institutions and how they impact on governance. To lay the groundwork for the analysis, the book examines the historical, constitutional and political context of governance in Cameroon, from independence and reunification in 1960–1961, through the adoption of the 1996 Constitution, to more recent events including the current Anglophone crisis. Offering novel insights on new institutions such as the Senate and the Constitutional Council and their contribution to the democratic advancement of Cameroon, the book also provides the first critical assessment of the legislative provisions carving out a special autonomy status for the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon and considers how far these provisions go to resolve the Anglophone Problem.
This book will be of interest to scholars of public law, legal history and African politics.
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