Syllabus for ENAM Entrance Cameroon 2018-2019

ENAM Cameroon syllabus

I. WRITTEN PAPERS

A. General knowledge (All Sections):

Literature;

Philosophy:

Modern History;

Development in Science and Technology:

Civilizations;

Sociology;

Arts and Culture;

Topical issues.

B. Law paper on Common Law (All Sections)

1. The basis and characteristics of the rule of law

SOURCES OF LAW

written sources;

Non-textual sources of law. general principles of law, customs. jurisprudence /case laws.

TOPICS ON LAW

Distinction between natural persons and corporate entities;

Identification of persons and their rights.

PROPERTY RIGHTS

NATURAL PERSONS AND FAMILY

The Cameroonian nationality.

FAMILY LAW

Marriage (void and voidable marriage. validity of marriage. consortium):

Matrimonial Regimes;

Divorce and judicial separation:

Legitimation;

Property rights (financial provisions. custody. etc.);

Child law

LAW OF TORT

General principles;

Defamation;

Negligence;

Trespass to land and to persons;

Nuisance;

Deceit and injurious falsehood

Wrongful process of law.

Damages and remedies

CONTRACTS

General contract principles;

Formation (offer and acceptance, intention to create legal relations, etc.);

Consideration;

Terms of contract (excluding and limiting terms);

Capacity (required status to get into a valid contract):

illegality.

Mistake;

Privacy of contracts:

Privity.

PROPERTY LAW

Content:

The base;

Accessories.»

Apparent and indivisible property;

Evidence.

POSSESION

Possessory actions:

Prescriptions.

SUCCESSION

Introduction;

Types of succession;

Distribution of property:

The will;

Liabilities of personal representative;

Challenging a will;

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

General principles;

Conflicts of law;

Conflicts of law settlement;

Foreign judgments and exequatur.

COMMON LAW CIVIL PROCEDURE

Meaning of civil procedure and its application in Anglophone Cameroon.Commencement of civil proceedings (motions. petitions. writs of summons).Simplified recovery procedure and the undefended list;Parties (nature, joinder procedure, misjoinder procedure, representation proceedings. etc.);Joinder and consolidation of causes of action.Service of process and appearance.Pleadings (functions. content. facts that must be specifically pleaded. etc.);Interim relief (interlocutory order. injunction. etc).Equitable relief.Interfocutory application.Settlement of issues.

Stay of execution;

PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE LAW

Meaning and nature of evidence and the laws applicable to evidence;

Facts which need not be proved:

Relevancy and admissibility of facts;

Admission (formal and informal)

Confession;

Hearsay evidence;

Opinion evidence:

Similar facts evidence;

Compellabity of witnesses:

Corroboration.

C. Papers for each specialty

1- JUDICIAL SECTION

a) Business law

OHADA and its institutions;

General Commercial Law;

The Company Law and the legal status of economic interest groups;

Collection of receivables;

Security and enforcement proceedings:

Collective proceedings for discharging liabilities;

The Arbitration Law;

Consumer law and Competition Law:

Maior business contracts:

Company Contract:

Return for Professin Use;

Loan Contracts

‘Sales and Purchase Contracts:

Transport Contract;

Service Contract;

Labour Contract;

Corporate. Subcontracting. Engineering. Technology Transfer Contracts

Lease Contract;

Management of Lease Contract;

Distribution, Franchise. Concession Contracts;

etc.

b) Criminal law

General principles: 5

The offence:

Coaclions and complicity

Criminal responsibility.

Penalties;

Suspended sentences.

c) Criminal procedure

The leadings principles of legal proceedings;

Public action;

Civil action;

Prescription of public action and of penalties;

Preliminary investigation and preliminary inquiry;

Rules of evidence:

Police custody and detention;

Alternative measures to imprisonment;

Execution of court decisions;

Remedy at law (appeal) and authority of the res judicata.

2- ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION

a) Constitutional law. administrative law and administrative litigations

General Administrative Law. public estainshments. administrative acts, public services;

Administrative litigation: the status of the administrative judge and administrative justice.

b) Public freedoms and human rights

Freedom of expression, information and communication:

Freedom of association. of meeting and formation of political parties;

Freedom of movement;

Human Rights;

The limitations of public freedoms;

institutions regulating public freedoms:

The National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms;

Competent Courts of Common Law.

A special court: the High Court of Justice:

c) PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Sources.

Settlement of disputes,

3-ACCOUNTS SECTION

a) ACCOUNTANCY

General;

Analytic;

Projected;

b) PUBLIC FINANCE

The rudiments of public finance;

State financial policy:

The financial policy of Regional and Local Communities;

The budgetary and accounting set-up of the State;

The budgetaty and accounting set-up of administrative public establishments:

The budgetary and accounting framework of Regional and Local Communities;

Management of the State budget audit.

Financial courts in Cameroon and abroad;

Relations between financial court: and judicial authorities.

II / ORAL EXAMINATION

Interview with a jury, which seeks to assess the personality of the candidate and his predisposition to serve the State and the citizen.

NB: Emphasis shall be laid on the knowledge of judicial institutions in Cameroon.

1. JUDICIAL ORGANISATION

Customary Courts;

Courts of first instance;

Military courts:

High Courts;

Administrative courts;

Regional Account Courts;

Courts of Appeal;

Special Criminal Court;

Supreme Court; its Chambers

Court of Impeachment.

2. THE JUDICIARY CORPS

Magistrates: the status of magistracy. the Higher Judicial Council (HJC).

Court registrar and legal department staff and their status.

3. AUXILIARIES OF JUSTICE

Bailifls and executing officers:

Barristers;

Public notaries;

Judicial police.

4. THE LANGUAGE JURY

An interview with a jury in French.

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