# LAW N° 2006/015 QF 29 DECEMBER 2006 ON JUDICIAL ORGANIZATION e inistère de la Just AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY THE LAW N° 2011/027 OF 14TH DECEMBER 2011
The National Assembly deliberated and adopted, stère de The President of the Republic hereby enacts the law set out below:
# CHAPTER I
# GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1: This law lays down judicial organization in Cameroon.
Section 2: (1) Justice shall be administered on the territory of the Republic in the name of the people of Cameroon. o du (2) Judicial power shall be exercised by the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and Courts. ve de
Section 3 (new): Judicial organization shall comprise:
The Supreme Court; Courts of Appeal; The Special Criminal Court; - Lower courts for administrative litigation; Lower audit courts; Military Tribunals; High Courts; Courts for First Instance; AinCustomary law courts.
Section 4 (new): (1) The law shall lay down:
- the organization of the Supreme Court and constituent Benches;
- the organization of appeal Courts and constituent Benches;
the organization of the Special Criminal Court; -the organization of lower courts for administrative litigation; the organization of lower audit courts; the organization of military courts; the organization of courts sitting in labour matters; the organization of customary law courts; High Courts and constituent Benches; - Courts of first Instance and constituent Benches.
(2) The administrative organization of courts shall be laid down by a separate instrument.
Section 5: Subject to the provisions of Sections 15 and 18 below the institution of proceedings and the procedure to be followed before courts shall be laid down by laws governing procedure. tice du Can
Section 6: (1) Justice shall be administered in public and judgements delivered in open court. istère lola
(2) Any breach of sub-section (1) above shall render the whole proceedings null and void "ab initio”. Mini nistèr
(3) Provided that, where expressly provided by law, hearings shall take place in camera or chambers. e du In addition, any court may, of its motion, or on the application of one or more of the parties, order a full or partial hearing in camera of a given matter where any publicity thereof may undermine State security, public or morality. In such case, hearing shall not be opened to the public and mention thereof shall be made in the decision which shall be public. stice (4) All judgements shall be written before they are delivered.
Section 7: All judgements shall set out the reason on which they are based in fact and in law. Any beach of this provision shall render the judgement null and void. Mn
Section 8: (1) Justice shall be administered free of charge, subject only to the fiscal provisions concerning stamp duty and registration andthose concerning the reproduction of the records of proceedings for appeals. du