Compliance with international human rights decisions in Cameroon: mechanisms in place but a lack of transparency

Debra K Long

Compliance with international human rights decisions in Cameroon: mechanisms in place but a lack of transparency

Debra K Long

University of Bristol Law School

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Abstract

This article explores the institutions and procedures in place within the Republic of Cameroon for the implementation of treaties and decisions from the supranational human rights bodies. Cameroon has an unusual bi-jural system where common and civil law systems co-exist, albeit with tensions. Cameroon has established an inter-ministerial Committee in an apparent effort to facilitate reporting to the UN and African human rights bodies, as well as follow-up on decisions emanating from these bodies. However, in practice a number of challenges remain for the implementation of human rights treaties and decisions including: a lack of transparency concerning the national implementation process; a lack of awareness of the supranational bodies and their decisions among stakeholders; and a lack of independence of the judiciary.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Handbook on Compliance in International Human Rights Law
Editors	Rainer Grote, Mariela Morales Antoniazzi, Davide Paris
Publisher	Aldershot: Edward Edgar Publishing
Chapter	19
Pages	391-406
ISBN (Electronic)	978 1 78897 112 6
ISBN (Print)	978 1 78897 111 9
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2021

Keywords

Cameroon
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Compliance
Implementation
Judgment

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1 Special issue (Academic Journal)

Identifying and assessing the implementation of human rights decisions
Long, D. K., Donald, A. & Speck, A.-K., 1 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Human Rights Practice. p. 125-148
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue (Academic Journal) › peer-review

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13 Citations (Scopus)

1 Finished

HRLIP: Implementation of Human Rights Law at the national level: An Analysis of Domestic Mechanisms for Implementation
Murray, R. H. (Principal Investigator), Long, D. K. (Researcher), Spicer, P. (Administrator), Sandoval, C. (Co-Investigator), Viljoen, F. (Co-Investigator), Ayeni, V. (Researcher), Some, A. (Researcher), Leach, P. (Co-Investigator), Donald, A. (Co-Investigator) & Speck, A.-K. (Researcher)
1/09/15 → 28/02/19
Project: Research

Situating the use and follow-up of ‘soft law’ findings of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and National Preventive Mechanisms within the discourse on implementation and compliance
Long, D. K. (Author), Murray, R. (Supervisor), 25 Jan 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Research Handbook on Compliance in International Human Rights Law . ed. / Rainer Grote; Mariela Morales Antoniazzi; Davide Paris. Aldershot: Edward Edgar Publishing, 2021. p. 391-406.

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Compliance with international human rights decisions in Cameroon: mechanisms in place but a lack of transparency

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Identifying and assessing the implementation of human rights decisions

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HRLIP: Implementation of Human Rights Law at the national level: An Analysis of Domestic Mechanisms for Implementation

Student theses

Situating the use and follow-up of ‘soft law’ findings of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and National Preventive Mechanisms within the discourse on implementation and compliance

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