Articles · Vol. 19 No. 2 (1994): Africa Development

La Cour Suprême, la compétition électorale et la continuité politique au Cameroun: La construction de la démocratisation passive

by Luc Sindjoun

  • Luc Sindjoun
    Luc Sindjoun Université de Yaounde II, Groupe de politiques administratives et politiques, Cameroun.
    Luc Sindjoun is a Cameroonian academic, professor of political science at the University of Yaoundé. He is a special adviser to the President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya. Born on March 31, 1964, he was the first African to have completed his primary, secondary...
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Abstract

In Africa, a tremendous confusion currently exists between the concepts of liberalization and political democratizations as a result the organization of numerous national conferences. In Cameroon, Paul Biya's re-election as President on 11th October 1992 is a proof of the failure of the Supreme Court in its mission to arbitrate in electoral disputes and maintain independence in dealing with the results of the election. The author argues that what has happened can be called conservative liberalization and passive democratization because the Executive has succeeded in keeping its narrow advantages with help of a controlled magistrature in spite of the growing opposition.

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Author Biography

  • Luc Sindjoun, Université de Yaounde II, Groupe de politiques administratives et politiques, Cameroun.

    Luc Sindjoun is a Cameroonian academic, professor of political science at the University of Yaoundé. He is a special adviser to the President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya.

    Born on March 31, 1964, he was the first African to have completed his primary, secondary and higher education in Africa to be admitted to the French political science aggregation competition, a competition which recruits for the rank of university professor.

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