Criminal Law in Cameroon

Criminal Law in Cameroon

Specific Offences

Carlson Anyangwe

This is a pioneer, long overdue and truly original book that offers a unique, comprehensive and thorough exposition of the criminal law of this country by a leading scholar. This latest book by Professor Carlson Anyangwe adopts a thematic approach, each chapter covering a specific aspect of the criminal law. The text is a clear, simple and comprehensive exposition of all the offences codified in the Penal Code. It offers a rich, clear, learned and discerning analysis to understanding of the criminal law. The book is designed to instruct and to contribute to a deeper understanding of the subject, the treatment of which is unique, informative and makes for compelling reading. This is the first textbook ever on the subject in this country and it is undoubtedly an indispensable tool of trade for judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice, academic lawyers, law students and law enforcement officers.

ISBN 9789956726622 | 642 pages | 244 x 170 mm | 2011 | Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon | Paperback

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“This book is an outstanding piece of scholarship. It is well researched and well written with the arguments carefully and convincingly presented in a simple, clear, well organized and accessible manner by a person who is certainly on top of the subject. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first and only book on the subject and deals with a topic which is complicated by the fact that the Penal Code combines, sometimes in a complex and confusing manner, aspects of both the English common law and the French civil law. The author shows a profound understanding of the complexities of the subject and the outcome is a book which will be of great interest not only to the country’s scholars but also to comparative lawyers anxious to see how elements of English and French criminal law can be blended in a coherent manner. Because it is the first and only comprehensive commentary in English on the country’s criminal law, it is bound to generate huge interest in the country and therefore is likely going to be standard text on the subject in the law schools and will certainly be in great demand from judges and lawyers and other members of the legal fraternity.”

Professor Nelson Enonchong, Faculty of Law, University of Nottingham, UK

About the Author

Carlson Anyangwe

Carlson Anyangwe read law in Cameroon, France and Britain. He holds the BA-Law and the LLB from Yaoundé University, the Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative Law from the University of Strasbourg in France, and the LLM and PhD from the University of London, England. Professor of Laws and Research Professor, he teaches international law, criminal law and procedure, human rights law, and researches in those niche areas. He has an impressive number of published books and refereed journal articles to his credit. He is moreover a confirmed law teacher and researcher of long, wide and varied experience spanning some three decades. He has taught in Universities in Cameroon, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia where he served as Associate Dean and Acting Dean of the School of Law, and has done consultancy and human rights education work in Seychelles, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Egypt and Zimbabwe. He is currently Director of the School of Law and Research Champion, Walter Sisulu University, Republic of South Africa. He is a member of the African Commission’s Working Group of Experts on the Death Penalty in Africa, ‘ambassador’ of the State of Arkansas, honorary citizen of Monticello, and USIA International Visitor Fellow.

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