Constitution du cameroun 2008 pdf

Further political turmoil had been caused by president paul biyas announcement that he wanted the constitution to be. Loi n 2008001 du 14 avril 2008 modifiant et completant certaines. Once the constitution was amended, the president was reelected in 2011 for seven years. The protests followed on the heels of a strike by transport workers, who were opposing high fuel prices and poor working conditions. Cameroun, fevrier 2008 picture of the role of youth in 2008 largely adheres to the amorphous lost generation approach. The constitution of cameroon is the supreme law of the republic of cameroon. The 2008 cameroon protests were a series of violent demonstrations in cameroons biggest cities that took place from 25 to 29 february 2008. The contemporary institutional and political organization of the republic of cameroon derives its legitimacy and basis from law n9606 of 18 th january 1996 on the revision of the constitution.

On 12 april 2008, opposition sdf leader john fru ndi called for a national day of mourning for 21 april 2008 to commemorate those who died during the protests and the death of democracy in cameroon due to the april 2008 amendments to the constitution to allow the president to run for more than two terms. Williams law school, university of richmond, richmond, virginia. The root of the anglophone problem in cameroon may be traced back to 1961, when the political elites of two territories with different colonial legacies one french and the other british. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania of 1977. Rwandas constitution of 2003 with amendments through 2015. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania, 1977 cap. With few exceptions, the youths in kames study are voiceless, and are. In the june 2002 general election, the third since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1990, the ruling cameroon peoples democratic movement cpdm gained 3 seats, substantially extending its parliamentary majority, while the social democratic front sdf took 21 mainly in the englishspeaking northwest, the union for democracy and change udc five and union of the peoples of. Law n 2008 001 of 14 april 2008 to amend and supplement some provisions of law n 966 of 18 january 1996 to amend the constitution of 2 june 1972. The fomunyoh foundation tff is a nonprofit organization based in washington, dc which supports charitable causes, democracy and human rights in the republic of cameroon. The constitution outlines the rights guaranteed to cameroonian citizens, the symbols and official institutions of the country, the.

This guide to law online cameroon contains a selection of cameroonian legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. The constitution of cam 1996 assemblee nationale du cameroun. The constitution outlines the rights guaranteed to cameroonian citizens, the symbols and official institutions of the country, the structure and functions of government, the procedure by. Constitution of the republic of cameroon preamble we, the people of cameroon, proud of our linguistic and cultural diversity, an enriching feature of our. Laws, treaties and other acts of the state, local government bodies and public. This version of the constitution was revised, modi. The opposition condemns the move as a constitutional coup.

The constitution shall be the supreme law of the republic of angola. Loi n 2008001 du 14 avril 2008 modifiant et completant. The state shall be subject to the constitution and shall be based on the rule of law, respecting the law and ensuring that the law is respected. A decade of cameroon politics, economy and society 2008. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. The president of the republic is elected for a sevenyear term. Most cameroon observers and political analysts believed then that the allocation of seats contrasted sharply with the representation of party support across the country. Part one the state and sovereignty article one 1 the united republic of cameroon shall, with effect from the date of entry into force of this law, be known as republic of cameroon law no 841 of 4 february 1984. Cameroonian youths and the protest of february 2008. The property is however included in the rights and freedoms enumerated in the preamble of the constitution.

The president of the republic enacts the law set out below. Adopted in 1972, it is cameroons third constitution. President paul biya has signed into law, the bill relating to the new penal code law no. Fe union of the peoples of cameroon union des populations du cameroun, upc, particularly its. Cameroons constitution of 1972 with amendments through 2008. The constitutional council is one of the newest institutions created by law n 96 06 of 18th january 1996 on constitutional revision of 2nd june 1972 modified by the law no. Elle est une et indivisible, laique, democratique et sociale. Englishconstitution of cameroon, as revised by the law no. Dissertations gratuites sur cameroun droit constitutionnel. Loi n2008001 du 14 avril 2008 modifiant et completant certaines. An overview and full text english of the new cameroon. Le cameroun est devenu membre du commonwealth en novembre 1995.