Publisher: Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
Pages: 264
Year: 2011
Category: Banking, Business, Commercial Law, Law
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
Labour Law: Principles and Practice in Cameroon
There is a dearth of well researched books on important disciplines in
law written by Cameroonians. This regrettable situation has invariably
meant a reliance of substantive and practice books written mostly by
Nigerian and English writers. While books written by these writers have
been helpful, they have not always captured the peculiarities and
judicial attitudes of the Cameroonian context. When approached from the
perspective of practice in the Anglophone regions, not even Cameroonian
writers of French orientation have done justice to this situation. This
book contributes to filling this gap. It is a comprehensive review that
combines an analysis of the principles and basic procedure of labour law
in Cameroon. Yanou draws on solid academic research as well as a wide
ranging experience in legal practice across Cameroon and Nigeria to
present a coherent and practical elaboration of themes such as
employment, dismissal, remedies for wrongful dismissal, compensation for
industrial injuries, and trade unions. The book is also motivated by
the desire for a repository for members of the Bar and Bench, judges,
academics, students and human resources practitioners.
£49.00
About the author
Michael A. Yanou holds a PhD in Law from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. He is a practising lawyer and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Buea, Cameroon. He has published extensively on various aspects of law and society in Cameroon.
Review
“The author treats with unquestionable lucidity the procedure for commencing and managing Labour matters in Cameroon…. This book stands out as a big contribution to knowledge and I would quickly recommend it to legal Practitioners, Judges, Law Students, Law makers and Social Workers.”
Ephraim N. Ngwafor, Professor of Law, University of Yaoundé II, SOA, Cameroon
“The core of the work is based on principles derived from the labour code and indigenous case law expounding on the concepts in the code. It critically attempts to demonstrate the judicial attitude of the Cameroonian judge to the code. He shows that at the apex of the judicial ladder is the Supreme Court of Cameroon that gives uniform interpretation and common application of the labour code of Anglo-Saxon and Romano-Germanic origins. Case law has been carefully analysed and comparison with foreign law drawn where it was considered necessary to do so. In writing this book, the author has endeavoured to raise awareness about issues of security of service (right of specific re-instatement) in Cameroon which has not received the attention it deserved particularly from our judges and lawyers. On the whole, this book is a very insightful piece of scientific work that I recommend to all law students, law professors, lawyers, and judges, and all those interested in labour law.”
Fonkwe Joseph Fongang, Supreme Court Judge, Republic of Cameroon
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