The procedural interferences of the statute n° 2011/012 of May 6th 2011 on the consumer protection in Cameroon

Abstract

The ambition to offer consumers a legal framework enabling them to exercise their rights led the Cameroonian legislature to adopt a bill. This provides derogative mechanisms to traditional rules of civil procedure. This law establishes a kind of collectivization of the instance link, and a one-sided probation office. While reviewing procedural interferences of this law, this paper strives at making some suggestions necessary for the adequacy of the mechanisms provided by the legal framework, with the principles governing civil procedure. If we keep in mind the overriding idea of consumer protection, we should not lose sight of the need to ensure a balance between the actors of the trial and the desire to ensure the proper administration of justice.