Scheidung in Kamerun: Frauen zwischen Gewohnheitsrecht und modernem Recht

Christine Jansen

Africa Spectrum, 1998, vol. 33, issue 1, 81-97

Abstract: In Cameroon, the position of women in terms of their legal status is extremely difficult. Divorce cases in Cameroon were analysed by observation and interviews with 27 divorced males and females and with judges, lawyers and mandatories of the legal department at Minascof, regarding contemporary divorce suits, procedures and changes. The development of certain elements of customary law, such as marriage-portion and polygyny, is of special interest. As a result of the former French administration, in the case of divorce the affected persons can alternatively appeal to two courts on the same level, which pass sentences according to different laws. There also exists a third form of jurisdiction, which is practised secretly since 1921. This situation leads to many disadvantages for women. One possible solution to this dilemma might be the proclamation of a Cameroonian Code Civil.

Date: 1998
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