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Supreme Court of Cameroon

Cour suprême / Supreme Court

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Yaoundé

The apex court of Africa's clearest bijural state: the two anglophone regions apply common law and English-language procedure, the eight francophone regions apply civil law. The Supreme Court sits over both, which is the central difficulty and the central interest of Cameroonian law.

How the court is constituted

Tier
supreme
Court type
Court of final appeal in a bijural system
Jurisdiction
National
Seat
Yaoundé
Established
1961
Composition
Judicial, administrative and audit benches
Languages
French, English

Where an appeal goes next

Final on points of law; OHADA questions lie to the CCJA

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