Constitution of Cameroon

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The Constitution of Cameroon is the supreme legal document that defines the country's political system, institutions, and fundamental rights, serving as the foundation of its government and laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
1996AmendmentEffects introduced Constitutional Council of Cameroon ⓘ
introduced Senate of Cameroon ⓘ
recognized decentralization and regions in Cameroon ⓘ
2008AmendmentEffects removed presidential term limits in Cameroon ⓘ
adoptedOn 1972-06-02 ⓘ
adoptionMethod national referendum ⓘ
affirms attachment to universal human rights instruments ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cameroonian Constitution ⓘ
amendedOn 1996-01-18 ⓘ
2008-04-14 ⓘ
appliesTo entire territory of Cameroon ⓘ
bindingOn citizens of Cameroon ⓘ
public authorities of Cameroon ⓘ
constitutionalReviewBody Constitutional Council of Cameroon ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
defines fundamental rights and freedoms in Cameroon ⓘ
political system of Cameroon ⓘ
state institutions of Cameroon ⓘ
definesLegislature National Assembly of Cameroon ⓘ
Senate of Cameroon ⓘ
definesPresidentialTermLength 7 years ⓘ
establishedFormOfState unitary state ⓘ
establishesBody Constitutional Council of Cameroon ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch of Cameroon ⓘ
judicial branch of Cameroon ⓘ
legislative branch of Cameroon ⓘ
guarantees civil liberties in Cameroon ⓘ
equality before the law in Cameroon ⓘ
freedom of association in Cameroon ⓘ
freedom of expression in Cameroon ⓘ
freedom of religion in Cameroon ⓘ
human rights in Cameroon ⓘ
right to property in Cameroon ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs Prime Minister of Cameroon ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs President of the Republic of Cameroon ⓘ
languageProvision recognizes French and English as official languages of Cameroon ⓘ
legalHierarchyPosition highest norm in Cameroonian legal system ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Cameroon ⓘ
politicalSystemType semi-presidential system ⓘ
preambleStatus preamble is integral part of the Constitution ⓘ
promulgatedBy President of Cameroon ⓘ
regulates judicial independence in Cameroon ⓘ
organization of elections in Cameroon ⓘ
status of members of parliament in Cameroon ⓘ
replaced federal constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ
territorialOrganization unitary decentralized state ⓘ

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Prime Minister of Cameroon → legalBasis → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
Prime Minister of Cameroon → createdBy → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
Government of Cameroon → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
National Assembly of Cameroon → createdUnder → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
Supreme Court of Cameroon → establishedBy → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
Supreme Court of Cameroon → interprets → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
President of Cameroon → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
Constitution of Cameroon → alsoKnownAs → Cameroonian Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Cameroon
Constitution of Cameroon → replaced → federal constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Cameroon