Transitional Justice in Cameroon: A Necessity, An Effort, Many Challenges

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2022 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 9 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : DEKANE Emmanuel

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V9I4P109

How to Cite?

DEKANE Emmanuel, "Transitional Justice in Cameroon: A Necessity, An Effort, Many Challenges," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 9,  no. 4, pp. 58-67, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V9I4P109

Abstract:

This article presents transitional justice first as a great necessity for Cameroon in the face of the violent clashes, the internal quarrels over secularism, the inequitable sharing of administrative posts, the unbalanced regional representation in government and the disproportionate access to higher professional schools. Next, it presents the government's efforts to establish this justice to resolve conflicts, establish lasting peace, combat hatred and disarm, and demobilize and reintegrate ex-combatants. Finally, it highlights the challenges relating to the effective establishment and the application of the principles of this justice. Written data, including books, study reports, scientific articles, decrees, orders and newspaper pages, were used for this purpose. Written using the theory of peace and conflict studies which advocates the prevention, transformation and containment of violence, as well as the theory of conflict transformation, which proposes alternative solutions and a new reality that goes beyond the positions of the actors in the conflict, this article aims to argue that the establishment and implementation of the principles of transitional justice in Cameroon would play an important role in the resolution of violent conflicts and the eradication of internal conflicts before they mature.

Keywords:

Violence, Confrontation, Government, Resolution, Challenge, Peace.

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