Criminal liability of the police in Cameroon: prospects and challenges

This paper looks at the institutional framework and the procedural mechanisms involved in rendering police accountable through the criminal trial process in Cameroon. The difficulties involved in getting a police agent answer for his criminal misconduct as a result of the coexistence of the civil an...

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Main Author: Eban, Ebai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
In: African journal of criminology and justice studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 127-146
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Criminal
procedure
Police
Accountability
Cameroon
Common Law
Civil Law
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Summary:This paper looks at the institutional framework and the procedural mechanisms involved in rendering police accountable through the criminal trial process in Cameroon. The difficulties involved in getting a police agent answer for his criminal misconduct as a result of the coexistence of the civil and common-law legal systems will be of particular interest. Challenges facing the criminal trial process prior to and after the enactment of a single criminal procedure code in Cameroon are also examined and recommendation offered with the view to enhancing the criminal trial of police officers in Cameroon without hampering the smooth running of their duties.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 144-146
ISSN:1554-3897