The power to avoke an appeal in civil matters

the case of the Supreme Court of Cameroon

Abstract

Article 67 (2) of statute n° 2006/016 of 29th December 2006, that lays down the organisation and functioning of the Supreme Court subjects the right to petition to the condition that “the matter shall be ready for decision on its merits… ». The words are inappropriate by many reasons explored in the paper. This special requirement allows also to raise the argument that the Supreme Court is not a third court of appeal. This paradox certainly limits equality of parties before the court.