The Judicial Bench
PRESENTATION OF THE JUDICIAL BENCH
OF THE SUPREME COURT
The Judicial Bench of the Supreme Court is provided for in section 38 of the Constitution.
The Judicial Bench is organised pursuant to Law No. 2006/016 of 29 December 2006 to lay down the organisation and functioning of the Supreme Court, amended and supplemented by Law No. 2017/014 of 12 July 2017.
I- ORGANISATION OF THE JUDICIAL BENCH
A- COMPOSITION OF THE JUDICIAL BENCH
The Judicial Bench shall comprise:
1. At the Bench
- a President;
- Presidents of Divisions;
- Judge.
2. At the Legal Department
- Advocates General.
- At the Registry
- a Registrar-in-chief;
- Heads of Divisions;
- Registrars and other staff.
3. At the Registry
- a Registrar-in-chief;
- Heads of Divisions;
- Registrars and other staff.
B- STRUCTURE OF THE JUDICIAL BENCH
Section 8 of Law No. 2006/016 of 29 December 2006 to lay down the Organisation and Functioning of the Supreme Court, amended and supplemented by Law No. 2017/014 of 12 July 2017, provides that the Judicial Bench of the Supreme Court shall comprise six (06) Divisions:
- a Civil Division;
- a Commercial Division;
- a Criminal Division;
- a Labour Division;
- a Common Law Division ;
- a Customary Division.
Each Division shall comprise:
- a President
- at least two Justices of the Supreme Court;
- one or more Advocates General
(2) The panel of judges of a division must at all times be composed of an odd number of judges.
(1) The judicial officers appointed to the Common Law Division must have a sound background on the Common Law.
Following section 13 of the aforementioned law, the panel of joint divisions is composed of Division Presidents of the Judicial Bench.
II- JURISDICTION OF THE JUDICIAL BENCH AND OF THE PANEL OF JOINT DIVISIONS
A- JURISDICTION OF THE JUDICIAL BENCH
Section 37 of the aforementioned law stipulates that the Judicial Bench has jurisdiction to hear and determine:
- Appeals against decisions on the merits of Courts of Appeal and Lower Courts in civil, commercial, criminal, labour, customary law and matters governed by Common law;
- Final decisions delivered by trial courts;
- Appeals against final decisions emanating from lower courts in all cases provided for by the law;
- Applications for bail in case of admissible appeal;
- All other matters expressly provided for by law;
- Appeals against decisions of the Commission for Compensation of Victims of Illegal Detention;
- Review of final decisions;
B- JURISDICTION OF THE PANEL OF JOINT DIVISIONS
The Panel of Joint Divisions has jurisdiction to hear:
(a) Cases referred to it by order of the Chief Justice or by decision of a division.
(b) It shall also hear appeals to review judgments on the merits handed down in the following four situations:
- Where there is fraud by the other side;
- Where a judgment was delivered in relation to documents admitted or found after the judgment to be forged;
- Where a party lost, for want of a decisive document held back by the other side;
- Where a forfeiture decision is taken without notifying the appellant to brief counsel or submit a request for legal aid.
FONKWE Joseph FONGANG
Président de la Chambre Judiciaire / Président de la Section Civile
ABOMO Marie Louise
Président de la Section Pénale
ENYEGUE BINDZI Virginie épse ELOUNDOU
Président de la Section Commerciale
WANKI Richat TSENIKONTSA
Président de la Section de Common Law
MAMAR PABA SALE
Président de la Section de Droit Traditionnel
NKO TONGZOCK Irène
Président de la Section Sociale
George NGWENE James
Président de la commission d'indemnisation des personnes victimes de garde à vue et détention provisoire Abusive
ZE MVEM Henri Pascal Michel
Greffier en Chef de la Chambre Judiciaire
Akumbo Réné
Chef de la section Common Law
ABAKIA Saleh
chef de la formation des sections réunies
ANAVAI Linette Béatrice épse TASSOU
Chef de la section de droit traditionnel
ESSOUMAM Paul
Chef de la section pénale
NJOH NJINDA Mercy
Chef de la section civile
MBEZELE BITYO Anatole
Chef de la section commerciale
NYOUZEU Edwige Flore épse Patepa
Chef de la section sociale
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